DIAPOPHYSIS


Meaning of DIAPOPHYSIS in English

— diapophysial /duy'ap euh fiz"ee euhl/ , adj.

/duy'euh pof"euh sis/ , n. , pl. diapophyses /-seez'/ . Anat., Zool.

the part of the transverse process of a thoracic vertebra that articulates with its corresponding rib.

[ 1854; 3 , APOPHYSIS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .