The Collaborative International Dictionary
Zygapophyses
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.
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zygapophyses
n. (plural of zygapophysis English)