Anapophysis

/ˌænəˈpɒfɪsɪs/

/ˌænəˈpɑfɪsɪs/

Translation of "anapophysis" into Russian

Noun

/ˌænəˈpɒfɪsɪs/

/ˌænəˈpɑfɪsɪs/

anapophysis

anapophyses pl

анапофиз

The anapophysis is a bony projection found in some vertebrae.

Анапофиз - это костный выступ, обнаруживаемый в некоторых позвонках.

Noun

/ˌænəˈpɒfɪsɪs/

/ˌænəˈpɑfɪsɪs/

In vertebrate anatomy, an accessory bony outgrowth or projection of a vertebra.

The anapophysis on the vertebrae can sometimes be mistaken for a fracture on X-ray images.

In entomology, either of a pair of internal skeletal rods in an insect thoracic segment that serve as attachment points for muscles.

The flight muscles attach to the anapophyses within the moth’s thorax.