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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Zygapophysis

· Zyg·a·poph·y·sis · IPA /ˌzaɪɡəˈpɒfɪsɪs/
01 n. One of the articular processes of a vertebra, of which there are usually four, two anterior and two posterior. See under Vertebra.
pl. Zygapophyses
  1. 1.
    One of the articular processes of a vertebra, of which there are usually four, two anterior and two posterior. See under Vertebra.(Anat.) See: Vertebra