"metapophysis" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: metapophyses [plural]
Etymology: meta- + apophysis Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|meta|apophysis}} meta- + apophysis Head templates: {{en-noun|metapophyses}} metapophysis (plural metapophyses)
  1. (anatomy) A tubercle projecting from the anterior articular processes of some vertebrae; a mammillary process. Categories (topical): Anatomy

Inflected forms

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