Metapophysis
Pronunciation : Met`a*poph"y*sis
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [NL. See Meta-, and Apophysis.] (Anat.)
Definition : Defn: A tubercle projecting from the anterior articular processes of some vertebr?; a mammillary process.
pl. Metapophyses.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913