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spinopostzygapophysial

spinopostzygapophysial adjective: relating to the spine and the postzygapophysis.

Adjective

spinopostzygapophysial (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the spine and the postzygapophysis
    • They are postzygapophyses because there is no articular surface exposed, while there is a median dorsal ridge corresponding to the beginning of a spinopostzygapophysial lamina.2015 November 12, “A Reappraisal of the Purported Gastric Pellet with Pterosaurian Bones from the Upper Triassic of Italy”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of spinopostzygapophysial

From spino- + postzygapophysial.

Questions about spinopostzygapophysial

What does spinopostzygapophysial mean?
Spinopostzygapophysial means relating to the spine and the postzygapophysis.
What part of speech is spinopostzygapophysial?
Spinopostzygapophysial is an adjective.

Words near spinopostzygapophysial in the dictionary

  1. spinoparabrachial
  2. spinopelvic
  3. spinophilin
  4. spinophillin
  5. spinopostzygapophyseal
  6. spinopostzygapophysial
  7. spinoprezygapophyseal
  8. spinoptics
  9. spinor
  10. spinorama
  11. spinoramas

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