Meaning Of The Word Zygapophysis

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What's The Definition Of Zygapophysis?

zygapophysis in American English
any of the processes of the neural arch of a vertebra by which it articulates with an adjacent vertebra
noun: one of the four processes of a vertebra, occurring in pairs that interlock each vertebra with the vertebrae above and below

zygapophysis in British English
noun: one of several processes on a vertebra that articulates with the corresponding process on an adjacent vertebra

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