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Vertebra vs Diapophysis - What's the difference?

vertebra | diapophysis |

As nouns the difference between vertebra and diapophysis

is that vertebra is vertebra while diapophysis is (anatomy) the dorsal transverse process of a vertebra.

vertebra

English

Noun

  • Any of the small bones which make up the backbone.

    • Derived terms

    * intervertebral * vertebrate * vertebral * vertebrally * cervical vertebra * coccygeal vertebra * lumbar vertebra * sacral vertebra * thoracic vertebra

    See also

    * coccyx

    External links

    * (wikipedia "vertebra") English nouns with irregular plurals ----

    diapophysis

    English

    Noun

    (diapophyses)
  • (anatomy) The dorsal transverse process of a vertebra