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apophysis /apoph·y·sis/ (ah-pof´i-sis) pl. apoph´yses [Gr.] any outgrowth or swelling, especially a bony outgrowth that has never been entirely separated from the bone of which it forms a part, such as a process, tubercle, or tuberosity.apophys´eal
apophysis pl. apophyses [Gr.] a bony outgrowth or swelling such as a tuberosity or process, especially one that has no secondary center. |
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Growth cartilage is present at three sites in the developing child: the epiphyseal plate, the joint surface, and the apophysis or tendon insertion (Fig. These have been intruded immediately to the east by the Hallnass Granite, apophysis of which cut the mineralisation. Two non-anomalous stream sediment samples taken during this study constrain the source of pronounced gold anomaly, in a Regional Geochemical Survey sample, (which was the highest in the Map Sheet area) to the lower part of Noman Creek, where a projected apophysis of the Silver King Porphyry intersects the creek. |
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