a process, outgrowth, or swelling from part of an animal or plant
2. geology
a tapering offshoot from a larger igneous intrusive mass
Derived forms
apophysate (əˈpɒfɪsɪt, -seɪt)
adjective
apophysial or apophyseal (ˌæpəˈfɪzɪəl)
adjective
Word origin
C17: via New Latin from Greek apophusis a sideshoot, from apo- + phusis growth
Examples of 'apophyseal' in a sentence
apophyseal
An important and rare etiology to be considered for these patients includes vertebral ring apophyseal fracture.
Geetanjalee Kadam, MBBS, DNB, Kaustubh Narsinghpura, MBBS, DNB, FRCR, Sonali Deshmukh,MBBS, MD, Sanjay Desai, MBBS, MD, DNB 2017, 'Traumatic lumbar vertebral ring apophysis fracture with disk herniation in an adolescent',Radiology Case Reportshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043316303600. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)