Hyperapophyses

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

  Hyperapophysis \Hy`per*a*poph"y*sis\, n.; pl. {Hyperapophyses}.
     [NL. See {Hyper-}, and {Apophysis}.] (Anat.)
     A lateral and backward-projecting process on the dorsal side
     of a vertebra. -- {Hy`per*ap`o*phys"i*al}, a.
     [1913 Webster]