Look up: apophysis

1. apophysis
   [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 2. [n] - (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or part such as the process of a vertebra
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2. Apophysis
   A·poph'y·sis noun ; plural -ses . [ New Latin , from Greek ... offshoot, process of a bone, from ... to grow from; ... from + ..., ..., to grow.] 1. (Anat.) A marked prominence or process on any part of a bone. 2...
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3. apophysis
   1. <anatomy> A marked prominence or process on any part of a bone. ... 2. <botany> An enlargement at the top of a pedicel or stem, as seen in certain mosses. ... Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Offshoot, process of a bone, fr. To grow from; from +, to grow. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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4. apophysis
   noun (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra
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5. apophysis
   noun (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
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6. apophysis
   (ә-pof´ә-sis) pl. apoph´yses any outgrowth or swelling, especially a bony outgrowth that has never been entirely separated from the bone of which it forms a part, such as a process, tubercle, or tuberosity.
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7. Apophysis
   • (n.) An enlargement at the top of a pedicel or stem, as seen in certain mosses. • (n.) A marked prominence or process on any part of a bone.
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8. apophysis
   apophysis (s), apophyses (pl) 1. A natural swelling or outgrowth on an animal or plant; such as, a bony protuberance on a vertebra. 2. An outgrowth or projection of an organ or part, especially an outgrowth from a bone that lacks an independent center of ossification. 3. A small offshoot or network of veins from a large mass of igneous rock s...
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9. apophysis
   Type: Term Pronunciation: ă-pof′i-sis, -sēz Definitions: 1. An outgrowth or projection, especially one from a bone. A bony process or outgrowth that lacks an independent center of ossification. 2. In fungi, swelling shaped like a champagne glass at the end of a sporangiophore below t...
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10. apophysis
    Greek apo = from, and physis = growth, hence, a bony process - reserved for the articular process of a vertebra; adjective - apophysial.
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11. Apophysis
    (software) `Apophysis` is an open source fractal flame editor and renderer for Microsoft Windows. Apophysis has many features for creating and editing fractal flames, including an editor which allows one to directly edit the transforms by manipulating triangles, a mutations window, which appl...
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