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Definitions for Apophysis
[1] Anatomy , Botany . an outgrowth; process; projection or protuberance.
[2] Architecture . apophyge.
[3] a process, outgrowth, or swelling from part of an animal or plant
[4] geology a tapering offshoot from a larger igneous intrusive mass
Words nearby Apophysis
apophis, apophony, apophthegm, apophyge, apophyllite, apophysis, apophysitis, apoplast, apoplectic, apoplectiform, apoplexy
Origin of Apophysis
1605–15; < New Latin < Greek: offshoot, equivalent to apo- apo- + phýsis growth, equivalent to phý(ein ) to bring forth + -sis -sis
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 , adjective
ap′o•phys′ i•al (ăp′ə-fĭz′ ē-əl ) null adj.
Word origin for Apophysis
C17: via New Latin from Greek apophusis a sideshoot, from apo- + phusis growth