Parapophysis

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

  Parapophysis \Par`a*poph"y*sis\, n.; pl. {Parapophyses}. [NL.
     See {Para-}, and {Apophysis}.] (Anat.)
     The ventral transverse, or capitular, process of a vertebra.
     See {Vertebra}. -- {Par*ap`o*phys"ic*al}, a.
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