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noun, plural -ses 
[-seez] .
[-seez] . 1.
Anatomy, Botany. an outgrowth; process; projection or protuberance.
2.
Architecture. apophyge.
Origin:
1605–15; < Neo-Latin < Greek: offshoot, equivalent to apo- apo- + phýsis growth, equivalent to phý(ein) to bring forth + -sis -sis
1605–15; < Neo-Latin < Greek: offshoot, equivalent to apo- apo- + phýsis growth, equivalent to phý(ein) to bring forth + -sis -sis
Related forms
ap·o·phys·e·al, ap·o·phys·i·al [ap-uh-fiz-ee-uhl, uh-pof-uh-see-uhl] , a·poph·y·sar·y [uh-pof-uh-ser-ee] , adjective
[ap-uh-fiz-ee-uhl, uh-pof-uh-see-uhl] , a·poph·y·sar·y [uh-pof-uh-ser-ee] , adjective in·ter·ap·o·phys·e·al, adjective
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apophysis a·poph·y·sis (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.
ap'o·phys'i·al (āp'ə-fĭz'ē-əl) or a·poph'y·se'al (-sē'əl) adj.
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