(ă-pŏf′ĭ-sĭs)
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pl. [Gr. apophysis, offshoot]

A projection, esp. from a bone (e.g., a tubercle); an outgrowth without an independent center of ossification.

apophyseal, apophysial, (ăp″ă-fĭz′ē-ăl)
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adj.

Subentries:
basilar apophysis
apophysis of Ingrassia
lenticular apophysis
apophysis raviana
temporal apophysis