APOPHYSEAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to an apophysis

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

apophysis ((anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra)

apophysis ((botany) a natural swelling or enlargement: at the base of the stalk or seta in certain mosses or on the cone scale of certain conifers)

Derivation:

apophysis ((anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra)

apophysis ((botany) a natural swelling or enlargement: at the base of the stalk or seta in certain mosses or on the cone scale of certain conifers)

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