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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin apophysis, from Ancient Greek ἀπόφυσις (apóphusis, “offshoot”), from ἀπό (apó, “off, from”) + φύσις (phúsis, “origin, birth”), from φύω (phúō, “to bring forth, to cause to grow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈpofisis/
- Rhymes: -ofisis
- Syllabification: a‧pó‧fi‧sis
Noun
apófisis f (plural apófisis)
- (anatomy) apophysis
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