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parapophyses

parapophyses is the plural of parapophysis.

Meaning of parapophysis

Noun

parapophysis (plural parapophyses)

  1. The ventral transverse, or capitular, process of a vertebra.

Questions about parapophyses

What is parapophyses the plural of?
Parapophyses is the plural of parapophysis.

Words near parapophyses in the dictionary

  1. parapolice
  2. parapolitical
  3. parapolitics
  4. parapontine
  5. parapophyseal
  6. parapophyses
  7. parapophysial
  8. parapophysis
  9. parapore
  10. parapores
  11. parapornographic

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