APOPHYSES

n. bony growth or swelling (Anatomy)

Noun
1. (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
(hypernym) plant process, enation
(classification) botany, phytology
2. (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or part such as the process of a vertebra
(hypernym) process, outgrowth, appendage
(part-holonym) vertebra
(classification) anatomy, general anatomy

n. apophysis, bony growth or swelling (Anatomy)

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