zygopophysis

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

zygo- +‎ apophysis

Noun[edit]

zygopophysis (plural zygopophyses)

  1. (anatomy) One of the articular processes of the neural arch of a vertebra
    • 2015 May 10, Jian-Hua Li et al., “Surgical treatment of lumbosacral tuberculosis by one-stage debridement and anterior instrumentation with allograft through an extraperitoneal anterior approach”, in Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research‎[1], volume 10, →DOI:
      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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