DICTIONARY ENTRY
4 SYLLABLES
apophysis
/ə'pɑfɪsɪs/ · əpɑfɪsɪs
Apophysis has 4 syllables: a · poph · y · sis.
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noun. (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra.
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.
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