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metapophysis

noun

Etymology

From meta- + apophysis.

  1. derived from *bʰuH-✻
  2. derived from ἀπόφυσις
  3. prefixed as metapophysis — “meta + apophysis”

Definitions

  1. A tubercle projecting from the anterior articular processes of some vertebrae

    A tubercle projecting from the anterior articular processes of some vertebrae; a mammillary process.

The neighborhood

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