• (n.) The dorsal transverse, or tubercular, process of a vertebra. See Vertebra.
(di″ә-pof´ә-sis) an upper transverse process of a vertebra.
Di`a·poph'y·sis noun [ New Latin See Dia- , and Apophysis .] (Anat.) The dorsal transverse, or tubercular, process of a vertebra. See Vertebra . 
Type: Term Pronunciation: dī′ă-pof′i-sis Synonyms: superior articular process of vertebra
the part of the transverse process of a thoracic vertebra that articulates with its corresponding rib.