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parapophysis

parapophysis noun: the ventral transverse, or capitular, process of a vertebra.

Noun

parapophysis (plural parapophyses)

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

Forms of parapophysis

pluralparapophyses

Origin of parapophysis

From para- + apophysis.

Questions about parapophysis

What does parapophysis mean?
Parapophysis means the ventral transverse, or capitular, process of a vertebra.
What part of speech is parapophysis?
Parapophysis is a noun.
What is the plural of parapophysis?
The plural of parapophysis is parapophyses.

Words near parapophysis in the dictionary

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

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