
Diapophysis
UK
/ˌdaɪəˈpɒfɪsɪs/
US
/ˌdaɪəˈpɑfɪsɪs/

Translation of "diapophysis" into Russian
diapophysis
NounUK
/ˌdaɪəˈpɒfɪsɪs/
US
/ˌdaɪəˈpɑfɪsɪs/
diapophysis
diapophyses pl
The diapophysis is a part of the vertebra.
Диапофиз является частью позвонка.
Definitions
diapophysis
NounUK
/ˌdaɪəˈpɒfɪsɪs/
US
/ˌdaɪəˈpɑfɪsɪs/
A transverse process of a vertebra that projects laterally and serves as a point of attachment for muscles and ligaments.
The diapophysis of the vertebra provides a crucial attachment point for the muscles of the back.
The dorsal transverse process of a vertebra that articulates with the tubercle of a rib, particularly prominent in thoracic vertebrae of mammals.
In the thoracic region, each rib meets the vertebra at the diapophysis as well as at the centrum.