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metapophysis

SYN: mammillary process of lumbar vertebra. [meta- + G. apophysis, a process]

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meta·poph·y·sis (met″ə-pofґə-sis) [meta- + apophysis] the mammillary process on the superior articular or prearticular processes of certain vertebrae.

Medical dictionary. 2011.