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English
Etymology
Ancient Greek ζυγόν (zugón, “yoke”) + apophysis.
Pronunciation
Noun
zygapophysis (plural zygapophyses)
- (anatomy) One of the articular processes of a vertebra, of which there are usually four, two superior and two inferior.