Hypapophysial

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hypapophysis \Hy`pa*poph"y*sis\, n.; pl. {Hypapophyles}. [NL.
     See {Hypo-}, and {Apophysis}.] (Anat.)
     A process, or other element, of a vertebra developed from the
     ventral side of the centrum, as h[ae]mal spines, and chevron
     bones. -- {Hy`pa*po*phys"i*al}, a.
     [1913 Webster]