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1. (n.) apophysis
a small, usu. bony projection or protuberance, as on a vertebra.
Etymology: (1605–15; < NL < Gk: offshoot =apo-apo - +phýsis growth =phý(ein) to bring forth +-sis -sis)
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1. (noun) 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
2. (noun) apophysis
(anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra
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1. (noun) apophysis
a marked prominence or process on any part of a bone
2. (noun) apophysis
an enlargement at the top of a pedicel or stem, as seen in certain mosses
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