parapophysis
/ˌparəˈpɒfɪsɪs/Zoology
noun
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.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Richard Owen (1804–1892), comparative anatomist and palaeontologist. From para- + apophysis.