a·poph·y·sis

(ə-pŏf′ĭ-sĭs)

n. pl. a·poph·y·ses (-sēz′)

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.

[New Latin, from Greek apophusis, from apophuein, to send out branches : apo-, apo- + phuein, to grow; see bheuə- in Indo-European roots.]

a·poph′y·sate′ (-sāt′), a·poph′y·se′al (-sē′əl) adj.

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apophysis

(əˈpɒfɪsɪs)

n, pl -ses (-ˌsiːz)

1. (Biology) a process, outgrowth, or swelling from part of an animal or plant

2. (Geological Science) geology a tapering offshoot from a larger igneous intrusive mass

[C17: via New Latin from Greek apophusis a sideshoot, from apo- + phusis growth]

apophysate adj

apophysial, apophyseal adj

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a•poph•y•sis

(əˈpɒf ə sɪs)

n., pl. -ses (-ˌsiz)

a small, usu. bony projection or protuberance, as on a vertebra.

[1605–15; < New Latin < Greek: offshoot =apo- apo- + phýsis growth =phý(ein) to bring forth + -sis -sis]

ap•o•phys•e•al (ˌæp əˈfɪz i əl, əˌpɒf əˈsi əl) adj.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	apophysis - (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 phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants plant process, enation - a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ
	2.	apophysis - (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra vertebra - one of the bony segments of the spinal column appendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process" anatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals

Translations

απόφυση

apófisis

apofisi

a·poph·y·sis

n. apófisis, parte saliente de un hueso.

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The medial humeral epicondyle apophysis begins to ossify between 4 and 7 years of age, ultimately fusing at 15 to 20 years--the elbow is the final ossification center to do so.

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We observed two mucosal apophysis lesions at the entrance to the right lower lobe bronchus had almost disappeared, and there were only less obsolete bloodstains in the bronchial lumen [Figure 1]f.

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X-ray radiographs revealed a Watson-Jones type IIIB avulsion fracture of the tibial tuberosity apophysis (Figure 1).

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Bistriopelma can be distiguished from Phrixotrichus by the shape of spermathecae in females, consisting of two separate subparallel seminal receptacles in Bistriopelma but strongly divergent in Phrixotrichus; by the different morphology of the male palpal bulb having the embolus projecting retrolaterally from tegulum (contra posteriorly in Phrixotrichus, Kaderka 2015: figures 32-33); furthermore, by the presence of basal spine on prolateral tibial apophysis (absent in Phrixotrichus); the absence of the type IV urticating setae and by paired tarsal claws denticulate (smooth in Phrixotrichus).

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Ejemplo de lo anterior, son los terminos Diaphysis, Epiphysis, Metaphysis y Apophysis, que en estricto rigor poseen diversos significados que se relacionan con el lexema base y, por lo tanto, con su semantica "zona de crecimiento".

Lexema phy-sis [phrase omitted] in Terminologia Anatomica/ Lexema phy-sis [phrase omitted] en Terminologia Anatomica

Pain was not accentuated by acupressure of spinal apophysis by palpation of paravertebral muscles of lumbosacral spinal cord nor by passive flexion of the hips.

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These lesions are mostly dispersed in the skeleton; however, they generally occur in the regions of epiphysis or apophysis. Majority are located in the tibial proximal part (17%) and the humeral proximal part (15%).

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a, androconial hairs; aa, anterior apophysis; bc, bursa copulatrix; c, cornuti; db, ductus bursae; pa, posterior apophysis; s, signum.

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It also identified an old type III posterior ring apophysis fracture at the superior endplate of L5 (Figure 2).

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