anapophysis
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anapophysis
[an″ah-pof´ĭ-sis]an accessory vertebral process.
an·a·poph·y·sis
(an'ă-pof'i-sis),An accessory spinal process of a vertebra, found especially in the thoracic or lumbar vertebrae.
[G. ana, back, + apophysis, offshoot]
anapophysis
/an·apoph·y·sis/ (-pof´ĭ-sis) an accessory vertebral process.anapophysis
[an′ə·pof′i·sis]
Etymology: Gk, an, not, without + apophysis, a growing away
an accessory vertebral process, especially one on a thoracic or lumbar vertebra.
an·a·poph·y·sis
(an'ă-pof'i-sis)An accessory spinal process of a vertebra, found especially in the thoracic or lumbar vertebrae.
[G. ana, back, + apophysis, offshoot]
anapophysis
the accessory vertebral process.