Definitions for "Apophysis"
(anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or part such as the process of a vertebra
A bony process or outgrowth that has not had an independent center of ossification
Greek apo = from, and physis = growth, hence, a bony process - reserved for the articular process of a vertebra; adjective - apophysial.
Apophysis is a windows application made in delphi for creating, editing and rendering fractal flames. Fractal flame is an extension on the IFS fractal.
Apophysis is a free, open source fractal flame editor and renderer for Microsoft Windows. It was created by http://www.apophysis.org/ Mark Townsend and has since been improved and updated by Peter Sdobnov, Piotr Borys, and Ronald Hordijk (http://sourceforge.net/projects/apophysis/ the SourceForge project developers). It is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).
An enlargement at the top of a pedicel or stem, as seen in certain mosses.
(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
The part of the cone scale exposed when the cone is closed. (eg: in Pinus)
In digestive tract, cuticular thickening at the junction of buccal tube and pharyrngeal bulb; functions as a valve.
a widening of the rhizoid just beneath a sporangium.
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A marked prominence or process on any part of a bone.
a growth plate, which does not contribute to the length of the bone