Definitions for: Zygapophysis

Webster (1913) Definition: Zyg`a*poph"y*sis, n.; pl. Zygapophyses. [Gr. ?
a yoke + E. apophysis.] (Anat.)
One of the articular processes of a vertebra, of which there
are usually four, two anterior and two posterior. See under
Vertebra. -- Zyg`ap*o*phys"i*al, a.