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hyperapophysis

hyperapophysis noun: a lateral and backward-projecting process on the dorsal side of a vertebra.

Noun

hyperapophysis (plural hyperapophyses)

  1. A lateral and backward-projecting process on the dorsal side of a vertebra.

Forms of hyperapophysis

pluralhyperapophyses

Origin of hyperapophysis

From hyper- + apophysis.

Questions about hyperapophysis

What does hyperapophysis mean?
Hyperapophysis means a lateral and backward-projecting process on the dorsal side of a vertebra.
What part of speech is hyperapophysis?
Hyperapophysis is a noun.
What is the plural of hyperapophysis?
The plural of hyperapophysis is hyperapophyses.

Words near hyperapophysis in the dictionary

  1. hyperanxious
  2. hyperapobetalipoproteinaemia
  3. hyperapobetalipoproteinemia
  4. hyperapolytic
  5. hyperapophyses
  6. hyperapophysis
  7. hyperarc
  8. hyperarchaic
  9. hyperarchaism
  10. hyperarchaisms
  11. hyperarchies

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