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zygapophysis

/zig-uh-pof-uh-sis, zahy-guh-/US // ˌzɪg əˈpɒf ə sɪs, ˌzaɪ gə- //UK // (ˌzɪɡəˈpɒfɪsɪs, ˌzaɪɡə-) //

颧骨,颧骨骨架,颧骨骨骺线,颧骨骨骺

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural zyg·a·poph·y·ses [zig-uh-pof-uh-seez, zahy-guh-]. /ˌzɪg əˈpɒf əˌsiz, ˌzaɪ gə-/. Anatomy.

    • : one of the four processes of a vertebra, occurring in pairs that interlock each vertebra with the vertebrae above and below.

Examples

  • Zygapophysis, zī-ga-pof′i-sis, n. one of the yoke-pieces or articulations of the vertebr: pl.