apophysis

英 [ə'pəʊfɪsɪs] 美 [ə'pəʊfɪsɪs]

• n. 隆起；突起

英英释义

Noun:

1. (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

2. (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra

词汇搭配

• pleural apophysis 侧板内突
• aliform apophysis 翼壮突出
• posterior apophysis 后内突