apophysial
(redirected from apophysary)ap·o·phys·i·al
, apophyseal (ap'ō-fiz'ē-ăl), Avoid the mispronunciation apophysi'alRelating to or resembling an apophysis.
Synonym(s): apophysary
apophysis
(a-pof'i-sis) (a-pof'i-sez?) plural.apophyses [Gr. apophysis, offshoot]A projection, esp. from a bone; an outgrowth without an independent center of ossification. apophysealapophysial (a-pof?i-se'al), adjective
basilar apophysis
The basilar process of the occipital bone.
apophysis of Ingrassia
See: Ingrassia's apophysislenticular apophysis
The lenticular process of the incus, which articulates with the stapes.
apophysis raviana
The anterior process of the malleus.
temporal apophysis
The mastoid process of the temporal bone.