'Parapophyses' definitions:
Definition of 'Parapophyses'
- Parapophysis \Par`a*poph"y*sis\, n.; pl. Parapophyses. [NL.
See Para-, and Apophysis.] (Anat.)
The ventral transverse, or capitular, process of a vertebra.
See Vertebra. -- {Par*ap`o*phys"ic*al}, a.
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