Home › Words › A › anapophysisanapophysisanapophysis means A backward-pointing process in the lumbar vertebrae of some mammals.EtymologyFrom ana- (“distal”) + apophysis (“natural outgrowth”).nounA backward-pointing process in the lumbar vertebrae of some mammals.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.anapophysial 75% match — Relating to the anapophysis. vs anapophysis →apophyse 70% match — apophysis vs anapophysis →diapophysis 69% match — The dorsal transverse process of a vertebra vs anapophysis →apophysis 69% match — A natural outgrowth, swelling or enlargement, usually of an organism; a protuberance on a bone. vs anapophysis →apophyseal 65% match — Of or pertaining to an apophysis. vs anapophysis →exapophysis 65% match — A bony joint in the cervicals of some pterosaurs vs anapophysis →apophysate 64% match — Possessing an apophysis vs anapophysis →postexapophysis 64% match — An exapophysis attached to a condyle vs anapophysis →