'Metapophyses' definitions:
Definition of 'Metapophyses'
- Metapophysis \Met`a*poph"y*sis\, n.; pl. Metapophyses. [NL.
See Meta-, and Apophysis.] (Anat.)
A tubercle projecting from the anterior articular processes
of some vertebrae; a mammillary process.
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