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zyg•a•poph•y•sis
Pronunciation: (zig"u-pof'u-sis, zī"gu-), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -sesPronunciation: (-sēz"). [key]
Anat.
one of the four processes of a vertebra, occurring in pairs that interlock each vertebra with the vertebrae above and below.
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