Apophysis
WordNet

noun


(1)   (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra
(2)   (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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Etymology


Greek απόφυσις (offshoot), from ἀπό + φύειν (to bring forth) < Proto-Indo-European base *bheu- (to exist, to grow).

Noun



  1. A natural outgrowth, swelling or enlargement, usually of an organism; A protuberance on a bone.
  2. A branch of a dike or vein
 
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