Parapophysis

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  • n. The ventral transverse, or capitular, process of a vertebra.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The ventral transverse, or capitular, process of a vertebra. See vertebra.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The inferior or (in man) anterior one of two transverse processes which may exist on each side of a vertebra, the superior or posterior one being a diapophysis.
  • n. In fishes, a transverse process of the abdominal vertebræ. These processes usually bear ribs.
    • Word Usage
    "* In tetrapods with two-headed ribs, the more ventral rib head contacts a facet on the vertebra known as the parapophysis (plural parapophyses), while the more dorsal rib head contacts a facet known as the diapophysis (plural diapophyses)."
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