Definition of Hypapophysis. Meaning of Hypapophysis. Synonyms of Hypapophysis

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Definition of Hypapophysis

Hypapophysis
Hypapophysis Hy`pa*poph"y*sis, n.; pl. Hypapophyles. [NL. See Hypo-, and Apophysis.] (Anat.) A process, or other element, of a vertebra developed from the ventral side of the centrum, as h[ae]mal spines, and chevron bones. -- Hy`pa*po*phys"i*al, a.

Meaning of Hypapophysis from wikipedia

- foramen magnum. The basioccipital may bear a curved ventral process or hypapophysis in the vipers. The prefrontal bone is situated, on each side, between...
- mid-cervicals from the Kem Kem Group: a rounded tuberosity present on the hypapophysis (a projection from the bottom of the vertebra) that is not continuous...
- and the cotyle also may possess a small prong on its midline called a hypapophysis. The necks of pterosaurs were relatively long and straight. In pterodactyloids...
- and the hypapophysis is prominent with a stronger keel than the other vertebrae. The 4th dorsal vertebra is the last with a distinct hypapophysis and the...
- they are tall, a process on the bottom of the vertebrae, known as a hypapophysis, is present, the processes at the front of the vertebrae, the prezygapophyses...
- of the genus. The axis vertebra has a projection on the underside (a hypapophysis) which seems to have largely fused to the vertebra itself. The vertebrae...
- ventral rim of the cotyle of at least one middle cervical vertebra; hypapophysis anteroventral edge terminating in short projections of irregular length;...
- articular processes are almost horizontal with a slope of less than 5%. The hypapophysis below the centrum grows gradually more shallow from the front to the...
- was not a dromaeosaurid. Each side of the dorsal vertebra possessed a hypapophysis (rib facet) at its lower front corner and a pit located at the center...
- with a slightly concave upper margin. The lower margin has a prominent hypapophysis (a downwards projection), and this keel's height diminishes towards the...