apophysis
[ uh-pof-uh-sis ]
/ əˈpɒf ə sɪs /
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
OTHER 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-uh l, uh-pof-uh-see-uh l] /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, adjectiveWords nearby apophysis
apophis,
apophony,
apophthegm,
apophyge,
apophyllite,
apophysis,
apophysitis,
apoplast,
apoplectic,
apoplectiform,
apoplexy
British Dictionary definitions for apophyseal
apophysis
/ (əˈpɒfɪsɪs) /
noun plural -ses (-ˌsiːz)
a process, outgrowth, or swelling from part of an animal or plant
geology
a tapering offshoot from a larger igneous intrusive mass
Derived forms of apophysis
apophysate (əˈpɒfɪsɪt, -seɪt), adjective apophysial (ˌæpəˈfɪzɪəl), adjectiveWord Origin for apophysis
C17: via New Latin from Greek
apophusis a sideshoot, from
apo- +
phusis growth
Medical definitions for apophyseal
apophysis
[ ə-pŏf′ĭ-sĭs ]
n. pl. a•poph•y•ses (-sēz′)
An outgrowth or projection of an organ or part, especially an outgrowth from a bone that lacks an independent center of ossification.