| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| apophysis |
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| SYLLABICATION: | a·poph·y·sis |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   -p f  -ss |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. a·poph·y·ses (-s z )
1. Anatomy A natural swelling, projection, or outgrowth of an organ or part, such as the process of a vertebra. 2. Geology A branch from a dike or vein. | | ETYMOLOGY: | New Latin, from Greek apophusis, from apophuein, to send out branches : apo-, apo- + phuein, to grow; see bheu- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | a·pophy·sate (-s t) , a·pophy·seal (-sl) —ADJECTIVE
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