anapophysis

English

Etymology

From ana- (“distal”) +‎ apophysis (“natural outgrowth”).

Noun

anapophysis (plural anapophyses)

  1. (animal anatomy) A backward-pointing process in the lumbar vertebrae of some mammals.

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