'Parapophysis' definitions:

Definition of 'Parapophysis'

From: GCIDE

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. [1913 Webster]