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Definition of apophyses in English English dictionary
- plural of apophyse
- apophysis
- A branch of a dike or vein
- apophysis
- A natural outgrowth, swelling or enlargement, usually of an organism; A protuberance on a bone
- apophysis
- (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or part such as the process of a vertebra
- apophysis
- A marked prominence or process on any part of a bone
- apophysis
- An enlargement at the top of a pedicel or stem, as seen in certain mosses
- apophysis
- (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or part such as the process of a vertebra (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
- 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
- apophysis
- A natural outgrowth, swelling or enlargement, usually of an organism
- apophysis
- {i} bony growth or swelling (Anatomy)
- apophysis
- apophyse
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Etymology
[ &-'pä-f&-s&s ] (noun.) 1646. New Latin, from Greek, from apo- + phyein to bring forth; more at BE.Resimler
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