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Apophysis

noun
(pl. apophyses)
1.
(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.
(anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra.





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Words linked to "Apophysis" :   appendage, plant process, outgrowth, vertebra, anatomy, apophyseal, process, enation, phytology, botany, general anatomy


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