- apophysis
- noun (plural apophyses) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from apo- + phyein to bring forth — more at be Date: 1646 an expanded or projecting part especially of an organism • apophyseal adjective
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apophysis
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Apophysis — Тип Фрактальная графика Написана на … Википедия
Apophysis — (Greek: αποφυσις, offshoot) is: *a bony protuberance, in physiology *a botanical term for the swelling of the spore case in certain mosses *Apophysis (software), a fractal flame generating program for Microsoft Windows … Wikipedia
Apophysis — A*poph y*sis, n.; pl. { ses}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? offshoot, process of a bone, fr. ? to grow from; ? from + ?, ?, to grow.] 1. (Anat.) A marked prominence or process on any part of a bone. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) An enlargement at the top of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
apophysis — [ə päf′ə sis] n. pl. apophyses [ə päf′əsēz΄] [ModL < Gr, an offshoot < apo , from + phyein, grow: see BE] 1. Anat. any natural outgrowth or process, esp. on a vertebra or other bone 2. Bot. a swelling at the base of the capsule in some… … English World dictionary
Apophysis — Der bautechnische Begriff Ablauf bezeichnet die kurvige konkave Verbindung zu einem vorspringenden oberen Bauteil. Diese Profilierung wird auch Apophyge (griechisch das Fliehen, Fehlen) Apophysis oder Apothesis genannt. Die entsprechende… … Deutsch Wikipedia
apophysis — n.; pl. ses [Gr. apo, away; phyein, to grow] 1. An internal or external tubercular or elongate process of the body wall; a prominence, swelling or expansion; see apodeme, apodome. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) see pleural apophysis, sternal apophyses … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
apophysis — An outgrowth or projection, especially one from a bone. A bony process or outgrowth that lacks an independent center of ossification. [G. an offshoot] basilar a. SYN: basilar part of occipital bone. a. conchae SYN: eminence of concha. a. helicis… … Medical dictionary
apophysis — n. 1) a protuberance of bone to which a tendon is attached. It ossifies separately from the rest of the bone and fuses with it at maturity. 2) a projection of any other part, e.g. of the brain (apophysis cerebri: the pineal gland) … The new mediacal dictionary
apophysis — n. offshoot; projecting part, especially of bone. ♦ apophyseal, apophysial, a. ♦ apophysate, a. Botany, having an apophysis … Dictionary of difficult words
Apophysis — kaulo atauga statusas T sritis gyvūnų anatomija, gyvūnų morfologija atitikmenys: lot. Apophysis ryšiai: platesnis terminas – kaulų mokslas sinonimas – apofizė … Veterinarinės anatomijos, histologijos ir embriologijos terminai
