apophysitis /apoph·y·si·tis/ (ah-pof″ĭ-si´tis) inflammation of an apophysis.
apophysitis
a·poph·y·si·tis ( -p f  -s  ts)n. Inflammation of an apophysis. |
apophysitis
[əpof′əsī′tis]
an inflammation of an outgrowth, projection, or swelling, especially a bony outgrowth that is still attached to the rest of the bone. Apophysitis occurs most frequently as a disorder of the foot caused by disease of the epiphysis of the calcaneus.
apophysitis
inflammation of an apophysis.
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