Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In anatomy, a median process or apophysis from the under or ventral side of the centrum of a vertebra: opposed to epapophysis.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Anat.) A process, or other element, of a vertebra developed from the ventral side of the centrum, as hæmal spines, and chevron bones.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun anatomy A
process , or other element, of avertebra developed from theventral side of thecentrum .
Etymologies
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hypo- + apophysis
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Examples
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The development of the arch, formed by the hypapophyses of the third and fourth dorsal vertebræ, also varies considerably, as does the size of the hypapophysis of the fifth vertebra.
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. Charles Darwin 1845
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The hypapophysis of the second dorsal vertebra varies much in development; being sometimes (as in several, but {166} not all tumblers) nearly as prominent as that of the third dorsal vertebra; and the two hypapophyses together tend to form an ossified arch.
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. Charles Darwin 1845
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