English Dictionary: zygapophyses | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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. |