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zygapophysis
[ zig-uh-pof-uh-sis, zahy-guh- ]
noun
Anatomy.
plural zygapophyses
- one of the four processes of a vertebra, occurring in pairs that interlock each vertebra with the vertebrae above and below.
zygapophysis
/ ˌzɪɡəˈpɒfɪsɪs; ˌzɪɡæpəˈfɪzɪəl; ˌzaɪɡə- /
noun
- anatomy zoology one of several processes on a vertebra that articulates with the corresponding process on an adjacent vertebra
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Derived Forms
- zygapophyseal, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms
- ⲵ····· ⲵ····· [zig-ap-, uh, -, fiz, -ee-, uh, l, zahy-gap-], adjective
- Dzzⲵ···· adjective
- Dzzⲵ···i· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of zygapophysis1
First recorded in 1850–55; zyg- ( def ) + apophysis
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of zygapophysis1
C19: from zygo- + apophysis
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Zygapophysis, zī-ga-pof′i-sis, n. one of the yoke-pieces or articulations of the vertebr�: pl.
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