zygapophysis

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zygapophysis - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Zygapophysis \Zyg`a*poph"y*sis\, n.; pl. Zygapophyses. [Gr. ?
     a yoke + E. apophysis.] (Anat.)
     One of the articular processes of a vertebra, of which there
     are usually four, two anterior and two posterior. See under
     Vertebra. -- Zyg`ap*o*phys"i*al, a.
     [1913 Webster]