Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Parapophysis · Par·a·poph·y·sis · IPA 01 n. The ventral transverse, or capitular, process of a vertebra. See Vertebra. pl. Parapophyses ((#)) 1. The ventral transverse, or capitular, process of a vertebra. See Vertebra.(Anat.) See: Vertebra