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APOPHYSEAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does apophyseal mean?
• APOPHYSEAL (adjective)
The adjective APOPHYSEAL has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to an apophysis
Familiarity information: APOPHYSEAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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