单词 | apophysis |
释义 | apophysis[ uh-pof-uh-sis ] / əˈpɒf ə sɪs / noun, plural a·poph·y·ses [uh-pof-uh-seez]. /əˈpɒf əˌsiz/.Anatomy, Botany. an outgrowth; process; projection or protuberance. Architecture. apophyge. Origin of apophysis1605–15; <New Latin <Greek: offshoot, equivalent to apo-apo- + phýsis growth, equivalent to phý(ein) to bring forth + -sis-sis OTHER WORDS FROM apophysisa·poph·y·sate [uh-pof-uh-sit, -seyt], /əˈpɒf ə sɪt, -ˌseɪt/, adjectiveap·o·phys·e·al, ap·o·phys·i·al [ap-uh-fiz-ee-uhl, uh-pof-uh-see-uhl], /ˌæp əˈfɪz i əl, əˌpɒf əˈsi əl/, a·poph·y·sar·y [uh-pof-uh-ser-ee], /əˈpɒf əˌsɛr i/, adjectivein·ter·ap·o·phys·e·al, adjectiveWords nearby apophysisApophis, apophony, apophthegm, apophyge, apophyllite, apophysis, apophysitis, apoplast, apoplectic, apoplectiform, apoplexy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for apophysisBritish Dictionary definitions for apophysisapophysis / (əˈpɒfɪsɪs) / noun plural -ses (-ˌsiːz)a process, outgrowth, or swelling from part of an animal or plant geology a tapering offshoot from a larger igneous intrusive mass Derived forms of apophysisapophysate (əˈpɒfɪsɪt, -seɪt), adjectiveapophysial (ˌæpəˈfɪzɪəl), adjectiveWord Origin for apophysisC17: via New Latin from Greek apophusis a sideshoot, from apo- + phusis growth Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for apophysisapophysis [ ə-pŏf′ĭ-sĭs ] n. pl. a•poph•y•ses (-sēz′)An outgrowth or projection of an organ or part, especially an outgrowth from a bone that lacks an independent center of ossification. Other words from apophysisap′o•phys′i•al (ăp′ə-fĭz′ē-əl) null adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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