'Zygapophysial' definitions:

Definition of 'Zygapophysial'

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  • Zygapophysis \Zyg`a*poph"y*sis\, n.; pl. Zygapophyses. [Gr. ? a yoke + E. apophysis.] (Anat.) One of the articular processes of a vertebra, of which there are usually four, two anterior and two posterior. See under Vertebra. -- {Zyg`ap*o*phys"i*al}, a. [1913 Webster]

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