Parapophysis \Par`a*poph"y*sis\, n.; pl. {Parapophyses}. [NL. See {Para-}, and {Apophysis}.] (Anat.) The ventral transverse, or capitular, process of a vertebra. See {Vertebra}. -- {Par*ap`o*phys"ic*al}, a. [1913 Webster]