apophysis

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀπόφυσις (apóphusis, “offshoot”), from ἀπό (apó) + φύω (phúō, “to bring forth”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to exist, to grow”). Equivalent to apo- +‎ -physis. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /əˈpɒfɪsɪs/ (General American) IPA(key): /əˈpɑfɪsɪs/ === Noun === apophysis (plural apophyses) (anatomy) A natural outgrowth, swelling or enlargement, usually of an organism; a protuberance on a bone. (botany) The external part of a cone scale. (geology) A branch of a dike or vein. 1980, U.S. Government Printing Office, Geological Survey Professional Paper, Volume 1119 Minor palingenetic magmas probably were generated at this time and intruded the mantling rocks in the form of small sills and apophyses; [...] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====