A process projection from a part of the vertebra such as centrum or arches. Examples: transverse process, diapophyses, parapophyses, and zygapophyses (both the cranial zygapophyses and the caudal zygapophyses). [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertebral_column#Structure_of_individual_vertebrae ]
Synonyms: vertebral process vertebra process
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- NCIT:C116112
- FMA:24530
- AAO:0000739
- Wikipedia:Vertebral_column#Structure_of_individual_vertebrae