The Collaborative International Dictionary
Parapophysis
Parapophysis \Par`a*poph"y*sis\, n.; pl. Parapophyses. [NL. See Para-, and Apophysis.] (Anat.) The ventral transverse, or capitular, process of a vertebra. See Vertebra. -- Par*ap`o*phys"ic*al, a.
Wiktionary
parapophysis
n. (context anatomy English) The ventral transverse, or capitular, process of a vertebra.