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metapophysis

metapophysis noun: a tubercle projecting from the anterior articular processes of some vertebrae.

Noun

metapophysis (plural metapophyses)

  1. A tubercle projecting from the anterior articular processes of some vertebrae
    Synonyms:
    mammillary process

metapophysis meaning in Tamil

metapophysis in Tamil

அனுவென்புமுளை

Synonyms of metapophysis

  • mammillary process

Forms of metapophysis

pluralmetapophyses

Origin of metapophysis

From meta- + apophysis.

Questions about metapophysis

What does metapophysis mean?
Metapophysis means a tubercle projecting from the anterior articular processes of some vertebrae.
What is metapophysis in Tamil?
Metapophysis in Tamil is அனுவென்புமுளை. See Metapophysis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is metapophysis?
Metapophysis is a noun.
What is the plural of metapophysis?
The plural of metapophysis is metapophyses.

Words near metapophysis in the dictionary

  1. metapolycentromeres
  2. Metaponto
  3. metapophyseal
  4. metapophyses
  5. metapophysial
  6. metapophysis
  7. metapopulation
  8. metapopulational
  9. metapopulations
  10. metapost
  11. metapostnota

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Adapted from Wiktionary: metapophysis (page history and authors); metapophysis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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