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 apoph·y·sis /əˈpɑfəsəs/
 隆起,突起

 apoph·y·sis /əˈpɑfəsəs/ 名詞
 (複apophyses)骨突

 A·poph·y·sis n.; pl. -ses.
 1. Anat. A marked prominence or process on any part of a bone.
 2. Bot. An enlargement at the top of a pedicel or stem, as seen in certain mosses.
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 apophysis
      n 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
      2: (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or
         part such as the process of a vertebra
      [also: apophyses (pl)]