Definitions for: Apophysis


[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



Webster (1913) 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.

See Also: appendage, enation, outgrowth, plant process, process, vertebra

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