Usually means: Articulation point for ribs, vertebrae.
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  1. diapophysis: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  2. diapophysis: Collins English Dictionary
  3. diapophysis: Wordnik
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  5. diapophysis: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
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  9. diapophysis: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
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  11. diapophysis: FreeDictionary.org
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  1. diapophysis: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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▸ noun:  (anatomy) The dorsal transverse process of a vertebra

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parapophysis, hyperapophysis, paraphophysis, hypapophysis, metapophysis, paradiapophysis, pleurapophysis, anapophysis, epipophysis, transverse process, more...

Opposite:
synapophysis, anapophysis, parapophysis

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Similar:
parapophysis, hyperapophysis, paraphophysis, hypapophysis, metapophysis, paradiapophysis, pleurapophysis, anapophysis, epipophysis, transverse process, more...

Opposite:
synapophysis, anapophysis, parapophysis



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