Zygopophysis

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One of the articular processes of the neural arch of a vertebra

    "However, without the intervertebral disc, the shear stress between L5 and S1 can cause accelerated degradation of the zygopophysis, leading to back pain."

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"However, without the intervertebral disc, the shear stress between L5 and S1 can cause accelerated degradation of the zygopophysis, leading to back pain."

Etymology

From zygo- + apophysis.

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neural arch

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