Meaning of APOPHYSIS
| Pronunciation: | | u'pâfisis
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- [n] (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or part such as the process of a vertebra
- [n] (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
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| | See Also: | | appendage, enation, outgrowth, plant process, process, vertebra | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \A*poph"y*sis\, n.; pl. {-ses}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?
offshoot, process of a bone, fr. ? to grow from; ? from + ?,
?, to grow.]
1. (Anat.) A marked prominence or process on any part of a
bone.
2. (Bot.) An enlargement at the top of a pedicel or stem, as
seen in certain mosses. --Gray.
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