English Explanatory Dictionary

apophysis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Pronunciation

/əˈpɒfɪsɪs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-apophysis.wav /əˈpɑfɪsɪs/

Word forms

apophysis apophyses

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.

Derived words

apophyseal apophysitis basapophysis diapophysis hemapophysis hypapophysis hyperapophysis metapophysis neurapophysis parapophysis pleurapophysis synapophysis zygapophysis zygopophysis
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