单词 | metapophysis |
释义 | metapophysis/mɛtəˈpɒfɪsɪs/Zoology and Anatomy noun An accessory process or prominence on certain vertebrae; (Anatomy ) a rounded prominence on the superior articular process of the lumbar and twelfth thoracic vertebrae (also called mammillary process). OriginMid 19th century; earliest use found in Richard Owen (1804–1892), comparative anatomist and palaeontologist. From meta- + apophysis. Compare earlier haemapophysis, neurapophysis. |
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