apophysis

Meaning

1. A natural outgrowth, swelling or enlargement, usually of an organism; a protuberance on a bone.
2. The external part of a cone scale.
3. A branch of a dike or vein.

Synonyms

apophyse

offshoot

process

tongue

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Translations

apofisi

apòfisi

apófisis

απόφυση

apophyse

apófise

Apophyse

vorspringender Knochenfortsatz

παραφυάδα

εκβλάστημα

Apophysis

apophysis

apofyse

Processus

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈpɒfɪsɪs/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀπόφυσις (apóphusis, “offshoot”), from ἀπό (apó) + φύω (phúō, “to bring forth”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to exist, to grow”). Equivalent to apo- + -physis.