— apophysate /euh pof"euh sit, -sayt'/ , adj. — apophyseal, apophysial /ap'euh fiz"ee euhl, euh pof'euh see"euhl/ , apophysary /euh pof"euh ser'ee/ , adj.
/euh pof"euh sis/ , n. , pl. apophyses /-seez'/ .
1. Anat. , Bot. an outgrowth; process; projection or protuberance.
2. Archit. apophyge.
[ 1605-15; apo- APO- + phýsis growth, equiv. to phý ( ein ) to bring forth + -sis -SIS ]