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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" :   process, phytology, plant process, general anatomy, enation, apophyseal, vertebra, botany, anatomy, outgrowth, appendage


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