hyperapophysis

English

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ apophysis.

Noun

hyperapophysis (plural hyperapophyses)

  1. (anatomy, zoology) A lateral and backward-projecting process on the dorsal side of a vertebra.
  • hyperapophysial

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for hyperapophysis”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)