Usually means: Extension of a vertebra's arch.
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▸ noun:  (anatomy) An accessory process in many lumbar vertebrae.

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hyperapophysis, hypapophysis, parapophysis, diapophysis, metapophysis, acantha, paraphophysis, postexapophysis, pleurapophysis, apophyse, more...

Opposite:
synapophysis, diapophysis

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Similar:
hyperapophysis, hypapophysis, parapophysis, diapophysis, metapophysis, acantha, paraphophysis, postexapophysis, pleurapophysis, apophyse, more...

Opposite:
synapophysis, diapophysis



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