Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition

Metapophysis

‖

Metˊa-poph′y-sis

,

Noun.

;

pl.

Metapophyses

(#)

.

[NL. See

, and

.]

(Anat.)

A tubercle projecting from the anterior articular processes of some vertebrae; a mammillary process.

Definition 2024

metapophysis

metapophysis

English

Noun

metapophysis ‎(plural metapophyses)

(anatomy) A tubercle projecting from the anterior articular processes of some vertebrae; a mammillary process.