apophysis

apophysis
[əˈpɒfɪsɪs]
(pl. apophyses )
  1. (Zoology & Anatomy)a natural protuberance from a bone, or inside the shell or exoskeleton of a sea urchin or insect, for the attachment of muscles
    (动, 剖)骨突
    ■(Botany)a swelling at the base of the sporangium in some mosses
    (植)(一些藓类植物的)蒴托
    ■(Geology)a small offshoot extending from an igneous intrusion into the surrounding rock
    (地质)(火成岩侵入周围岩石的)小岩枝
派生
apophyseal
adjective
语源
  1. late 16th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek apophusis 'offshoot', from apo- 'from, away' + phusis 'growth'
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