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zygopophysis

zygopophysis noun: one of the articular processes of the neural arch of a vertebra.

Noun

zygopophysis (plural zygopophyses)

  1. One of the articular processes of the neural arch of a vertebra
    • However, without the intervertebral disc, the shear stress between L5 and S1 can cause accelerated degradation of the zygopophysis, leading to back pain.2015 May 10, Jian-Hua Li et al., “Surgical treatment of lumbosacral tuberculosis by one-stage debridement and anterior instrumentation with allograft through an extraperitoneal anterior approach”, in...

Forms of zygopophysis

pluralzygopophyses

Origin of zygopophysis

From zygo- + apophysis.

Questions about zygopophysis

What does zygopophysis mean?
Zygopophysis means one of the articular processes of the neural arch of a vertebra.
What part of speech is zygopophysis?
Zygopophysis is a noun.
What is the plural of zygopophysis?
The plural of zygopophysis is zygopophyses.

Words near zygopophysis in the dictionary

  1. zygopodia
  2. zygopodial
  3. zygopodium
  4. zygopods
  5. zygopophyses
  6. zygopophysis
  7. zygopteran
  8. zygopterans
  9. zygopterid
  10. zygopterids
  11. zygopteron

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