Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

synapophysis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: synapoph-ysis
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of vertebrate rib, intermediate between a single- and double-headed rib, in which articulation with the vertebral column is by a single, broad head

Inflected Forms

synapophyses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

apophysis hypapophysis parapophysis

Questions

What does synapophysis mean?: A form of vertebrate rib, intermediate between a single- and double-headed rib, in which articulation with the vertebral column is by a single, broad head

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