Definitions for zygapophysis
zygapophysis
zyg·a·poph·y·sis
Spelling: [zig-uh-pof-uh-sis, zahy-guh-]
IPA: /ˌzɪg əˈpɒf ə sɪs, ˌzaɪ gə-/
Zygapophysis is a 12 letter English word.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 35 points.
You can make 368 anagrams from letters in zygapophysis (aghioppssyyz).
Definitions for zygapophysis
noun
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one of the four processes of a vertebra, occurring in pairs that interlock each vertebra with the vertebrae above and below.
Origin of zygapophysis
1850-55; zyg- + apophysis
Examples for zygapophysis
zygapophysis, zī-ga-pof′i-sis, n. one of the yoke-pieces or articulations of the vertebr: pl.