articular process


ar·tic·u·lar pro·cess

[TA] one of the bilateral small flat projections on the surfaces of the arches of the vertebrae, at the point where the pedicles and laminae join, forming the zygapophysial joint surfaces. Synonym(s): processus articularis [TA], zygapophysis

ar·tic·u·lar pro·cess

(ahr-tik'yū-lăr pros'es) [TA] One of the bilateral small flat projections on the surfaces of the arches of the vertebae, at the point where the pedicles and laminae join, forming the zygapophysial joint surfaces.
Synonym(s): processus articularis [TA] , zygapophysis.