• (n.) An accessory process in many lumbar vertebrae.
(an″ә-pof´ĭ-sis) an accessory vertebral process.
An`a·poph'y·sis noun [ Greek ... back + ... offshoot.] (Anat.) An accessory process in many lumbar vertebræ. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: an′ă-pof′i-sis Definitions: 1. An accessory spinal process of a vertebra, found especially in the thoracic or lumbar vertebrae.
anapophysis An accessory process of a vertebra, especially in the thoracic or lumbar vertebrae.
a small process of a vertebra, esp. of a lumbar or thoracic vertebra.