APOPHYSIS


Meaning of APOPHYSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈpä-fə-səs ]

noun

( plural apoph·y·ses -ˌsēz)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from apo- + phyein to bring forth — more at be

Date: 1646

: an expanded or projecting part especially of an organism

• apoph·y·se·al -ˌpä-fə-ˈsē-əl adjective

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