What is the meaning of apophysis?

noun

  • 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. (
  • Anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra. (.
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