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 'apophyses' in a sentence
apophyses
Apophyses are mostly tuberous, hook-like and flat.
E. O. Filimonova, E. E. Timoshok 2016, 'Characteristics of cones and seeds of Pinus sibirica Du Tour at tree line in the CentralAltai', Sibirskij Lesnoj Žurnalhttp://xn--80abmehbaibgnewcmzjeef0c.xn--p1ai/upload/iblock/634/6340f493b1e5b86efac9a01d8ec3918f.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The marginal apophyses forming the anterior perforations vary greatly in development.
Charles Darwin The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. 1 (1868). Retrieved in 2019 from Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/)
These fractures are especially seen in the apophyses which are within the ossification process.
Mehmet Incedayi, Selahattin Ozyurek, Serkan Aribal, Kenan Keklikci, Guner Sonmez 2014, 'Avulsion Fracture of the Anterior Inferior Iliac Spine Mimicking a Bone Tumor: A CaseReport', Oman Medical Journalhttp://www.omjournal.org/fultext_PDF.aspx?DetailsID=527&type=fultext. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)