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hypapophysis Anat.|hɪpəˈpɒfɪsɪs, haɪp-|
Pl. -ses.
[f. hypo- 2 (b) + apophysis.]
An apophysis or spinous process on the lower or ventral side of a vertebral centrum.
1854Owen Skel. & Teeth in Circ. Sc., Organ. Nat. I. 169 The exogenous parts are the..parapophysis..the metapophysis..the hypapophysis. 1873Mivart Elem. Anat. ii. 42 Processes which appear on the ventral aspect of the centrum in many animals, and which are termed hypapophyses.
Hence hypapoˈphysial a., of or pertaining to a hypapophysis.
1854Owen Skel. & Teeth in Circ. Sc., Organ. Nat. I. 197 The hypapophysial part of the atlas. 1886Syd. Soc. Lex., Hypapophysial arch, a bony ring on the under surface of the vertebræ of some animals, constituted by the junction of two hypapophyses. |