apófisis

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/ [aˈpo.fi.sis]
• Rhymes: -ofisis
• Syllabification: a‧pó‧fi‧sis

Noun

apófisis f (plural apófisis)

1. (anatomy) apophysis

Derived terms

• apófisis coracoides
• apófisis mastoides

 

Further reading

• “apófisis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014