apophysis
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[edit] Etymology
Greek απόφυσις (offshoot), from ἀπό + φύειν (to bring forth), from Proto-Indo-European base *bheu- (to exist, to grow).
[edit] Noun
apophysis (plural apophyses)
- (anatomy) A natural outgrowth, swelling or enlargement, usually of an organism; A protuberance on a bone.
- (geology) A branch of a dike or vein
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outgrowth
