Medical Dictionary
diapophysis
noun di·apoph·y·sis \ˌdī-ə-ˈpäf-ə-səs\
plural di·apoph·y·ses \-ˌsēz\
Medical Definition of DIAPOPHYSIS
: a transverse process of a vertebra that is an outgrowth of the neural arch on the dorsal side; especially : one of the dorsal pair of such processes when two or more pairs are present
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