apophysis – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
apophysis
n.
bony growth or swelling (Anatomy)
Apophysis
apophysis
Noun
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
(hypernym) plant process, enation
(classification) botany, phytology
2. (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or part such as the process of a vertebra
(hypernym) process, outgrowth, appendage
(part-holonym) vertebra
(classification) anatomy, general anatomy
Apophysis
(n.)
An enlargement at the top of a pedicel or stem, as seen in certain mosses.
(n.)
A marked prominence or process on any part of a bone.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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apophysis
noun
growth of bone, not at a joint