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anapophysis

[ an-uh-pof-uh-sis ]

noun

, Anatomy.
, plural an·a·poph·y·ses [an-, uh, -, pof, -, uh, -seez].
  1. a small process of a vertebra, especially of a lumbar or thoracic vertebra.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of anapophysis1

First recorded in 1850–55; an- 3 + apophysis

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