apophysis

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From Ancient Greek ἀπόφυσις (apóphusis, “offshoot”), from ἀπό (apó) + φύω (phúō, “to bring forth”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhuH- (“to exist, to grow”). Equivalent to apo- + -physis.

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: زَائِدَة جِدَارِيَّة — outgrowth
• Catalan: apòfisi — outgrowth
• Czech: nárost — outgrowth
• Czech: apofýza — outgrowth
• Finnish: apofyysi — outgrowth
• Finnish: luu-uloke — outgrowth
• French: apophyse — outgrowth
• Galician: apófise — outgrowth
• German: Fortsatz — outgrowth
• German: Knochenfortsatz — outgrowth
• Greek: απόφυση (apófysi) — outgrowth
• Ancient Greek: ἀπόφυσις (apóphusis) — outgrowth
• Ido: apofizo — outgrowth
• Italian: apofisi — outgrowth
• Latin: apophysis — outgrowth
• Portuguese: apófise — outgrowth
• Russian: апо́физ (apófiz) — outgrowth
• Spanish: apófisis — outgrowth
• Swedish: apofys — outgrowth
• Finnish: apofyysi — part of a cone
• Polish: apofiza — part of a cone
• Swedish: apofys — part of a cone
• Finnish: apofyysi — branch
• Galician: apófise — branch
• Greek: απόφυση (apófysi) — branch
• Italian: apofisi — branch
• Polish: apofiza — branch
• Portuguese: apófise — branch
• Russian: апофи́за (apofíza) — branch
• Swedish: apofys — branch