Associations to the word «Apophysis»

APOPHYSIS, noun. (anatomy) A natural outgrowth, swelling or enlargement, usually of an organism; A protuberance on a bone.

APOPHYSIS, noun. (geology) A branch of a dike or vein

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.

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