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Apophysis
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A-poph′y-sis
,Noun.
pl.
-ses
. [NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] offshoot, process of a bone, fr. [GREEK] to grow from; [GREEK] from + [GREEK], [GREEK], to grow.]
1.
(Anat.)
A marked prominence or process on any part of a bone.
2.
(Bot.)
An enlargement at the top of a pedicel or stem, as seen in certain mosses.
Gray.