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Hypapophysis
Pronunciation : Hy`pa*poph"y*sis
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [NL. See Hypo-, and Apophysis.] (Anat.)
Definition : Defn: A process, or other element, of a vertebra developed from the ventral side of the centrum, as h?mal spines, and chevron bones. -- Hy`pa*po*phys"i*al, a.
pl. Hypapophyles.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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