Home US English postzygapophysis

Definition of postzygapophysis in English:

postzygapophysis

noun

Anatomy Zoology

  • Either of the two posterior or inferior articular processes (left and right) on the neural arch of a vertebra, which articulate with the prezygapophyses of the vertebra below or behind.

Pronunciation

postzygapophysis

/ˌpəʊs(t)zʌɪɡəˈpɒfɪsɪs/ /ˌpəʊs(t)zɪɡəˈpɒfɪsɪs/

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Richard Owen (1804–1892), comparative anatomist and palaeontologist. From post- + zygapophysis.