apophysis
[ uh-pof-uh-sis ]
noun,plural a·poph·y·ses [uh-pof-uh-seez]. /əˈpɒf əˌsiz/.
Anatomy, Botany. an outgrowth; process; projection or protuberance.
Architecture. apophyge.
Origin of apophysis
1Other words from apophysis
- a·poph·y·sate [uh-pof-uh-sit, -seyt], /əˈpɒf ə sɪt, -ˌseɪt/, adjective
- ap·o·phys·e·al, ap·o·phys·i·al [ap-uh-fiz-ee-uhl, uh-pof-uh-see-uhl], /ˌæp əˈfɪz i əl, əˌpɒf əˈsi əl/, a·poph·y·sar·y [uh-pof-uh-ser-ee], /əˈpɒf əˌsɛr i/, adjective
- in·ter·ap·o·phys·e·al, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for apophysis
apophysis
/ (əˈpɒfɪsɪs) /
nounplural -ses (-ˌsiːz)
a process, outgrowth, or swelling from part of an animal or plant
geology a tapering offshoot from a larger igneous intrusive mass
Origin of apophysis
1C17: via New Latin from Greek apophusis a sideshoot, from apo- + phusis growth
Derived forms of apophysis
- apophysate (əˈpɒfɪsɪt, -seɪt), adjective
- apophysial (ˌæpəˈfɪzɪəl), adjective
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