anapophysis

== English == === Etymology === From ana- (“distal”) +‎ apophysis (“natural outgrowth”). === Noun === anapophysis (plural anapophyses) (animal anatomy) A backward-pointing process in the lumbar vertebrae of some mammals. ==== Translations ==== === References === “anapophysis”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.