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Metapophyses

Metapophysis \Met`a*poph"y*sis\, n.; pl. Metapophyses. [NL. See Meta-, and Apophysis.] (Anat.) A tubercle projecting from the anterior articular processes of some vertebr[ae]; a mammillary process.

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metapophyses

n. (plural of metapophysis English)