apófisis

== Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from New Latin apophysis, from Ancient Greek ἀπόφυσις (apóphusis, “offshoot”), from ἀπό (apó, “off, from”) + φύσις (phúsis, “origin, birth”), from φύω (phúō, “to bring forth, to cause to grow”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈpofisis/ [aˈpo.fi.sis] Rhymes: -ofisis Syllabification: a‧pó‧fi‧sis === Noun === apófisis f (plural apófisis) (anatomy) apophysis ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “apófisis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025