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单词 parapophysis
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parapophysisn.

Brit. /ˌparəˈpɒfᵻsɪs/, U.S. /ˌpɛrəˈpɑfəsəs/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: para- prefix1, apophysis n.
Etymology: < para- prefix1 + apophysis n.
Zoology.
Either of a pair of transverse processes on the ventral side of the centrum of a vertebra, often serving as a point of attachment for a rib.
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the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > spine > [noun] > vertebra of > processes of
apophysis1611
transverse process1696
axis1701
neurapophysis1840
parapophysis1846
pleurapophysis1848
haemapophysis1849
postzygapophysis1851
anapophysis1854
hypapophysis1854
zygapophysis1854
intercentrum1878
neuroid1887
pleuroid1887
1846 R. Owen Lect. Compar. Anat. Vertebr. Animals 42 It [sc. a vertebra] consists in its typical completeness of the following parts or elements:—..Two parapophyses.
1872 St. G. Mivart Lessons Elem. Anat. vi. 220 One made up of tubercular processes (or diapophyses) and ribs, the other made up of capitular processes (or parapophyses) and ribs.
1930 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 218 425 On the left-hand side of the figure there is seen the union of the diapophysis with the parapophysis of the basiventral.
1986 A. S. Romer & T. S. Parsons Vertebr. Body (ed. 6) vii. 177 In most cases, rib attachment is present in the central region... But in some amniotes, this point of attachment shifts to the centrum, where a special process, the parapophysis, may develop.
1997 G. S. Helfman et al. Diversity of Fishes iii. 28/1 Ventrally, there may be parapophyses that extend ventrolaterally and to which the ribs usually attach (Fig. 3.12A).

Derivatives

parapoˈphysial adj. of or relating to a parapophysis; of the nature of a parapophysis.
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the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > spine > [adjective] > vertebra of > processes of
interspinal1828
intertransverse1828
supraspinous1828
supraspinal1835
haemapophysial1839
neurapophysial1840
interspinous1842
parapophysial1851
hypapophysial1854
postzygapophysial1865
anapophysial1866
zygapophysial1870
1851 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 141 747 Its ‘parapophysial’, and..its ‘diapophysial’ articulations.
1887 Amer. Naturalist 21 565 Three cervical vertebræ, with large parapophysial fossæ looking downwards and outwards.
1958 W. E. Swinton Fossil Amphibians & Reptiles (ed. 2) x. 73 (caption) Parapophysial process.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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