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a·poph·y·sis
(ə-pŏf′ĭ-sĭs)n. pl. a·poph·y·ses (-sēz′)
1. Anatomy A natural swelling, projection, or outgrowth of an organ or part, such as the process of a vertebra.
2. Geology A branch from a dike or vein.
[New Latin, from Greek apophusis, from apophuein, to send out branches : apo-, apo- + phuein, to grow; see bheuə- in Indo-European roots.]
a·poph′y·sate′ (-sāt′), a·poph′y·se′al (-sē′əl) adj.
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apophysis
(əˈpɒfɪsɪs)n, pl -ses (-ˌsiːz)
1. (Biology) a process, outgrowth, or swelling from part of an animal or plant
2. (Geological Science) geology a tapering offshoot from a larger igneous intrusive mass
[C17: via New Latin from Greek apophusis a sideshoot, from apo- + phusis growth]
apophysate adj
apophysial, apophyseal adj
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a•poph•y•sis
(əˈpɒf ə sɪs)n., pl. -ses (-ˌsiz)
a small, usu. bony projection or protuberance, as on a vertebra.
[1605–15; < New Latin < Greek: offshoot =apo- apo- + phýsis growth =phý(ein) to bring forth + -sis -sis]
ap•o•phys•e•al (ˌæp əˈfɪz i əl, əˌpɒf əˈsi əl) adj.
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| Noun | 1. | apophysis - (botany) a natural swelling or enlargement: at the base of the stalk or seta in certain mosses or on the cone scale of certain conifers plant process, enation - a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ |
| 2. |  apophysis - (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebravertebra - one of the bony segments of the spinal column appendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process" anatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals |
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