'Hyperapophyses' definitions:

Definition of 'Hyperapophyses'

From: GCIDE
  • Hyperapophysis \Hy`per*a*poph"y*sis\, n.; pl. Hyperapophyses. [NL. See Hyper-, and Apophysis.] (Anat.) A lateral and backward-projecting process on the dorsal side of a vertebra. -- {Hy`per*ap`o*phys"i*al}, a. [1913 Webster]