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Anapophysis
Anapophysis An`a*poph"y*sis, n. [Gr. ? back + ? offshoot.] (Anat.) An accessory process in many lumbar vertebr[ae].
Apophysis
Apophysis A*poph"y*sis, n.; pl. -ses. [NL., fr. Gr. ? offshoot, process of a bone, fr. ? to grow from; ? from + ?, ?, to grow.] 1. (Anat.) A marked prominence or process on any part of a bone. 2. (Bot.) An enlargement at the top of a pedicel or stem, as seen in certain mosses. --Gray.
Diaphysis
Diaphysis Di*aph"y*sis, n. [Gr. ? a growing through; dia` through + ? to bring forth.] 1. (Bot.) An abnormal prolongation of the axis of inflorescence. 2. (Anat.) The shaft, or main part, of a bone, which is first ossified.
Diapophysis
Diapophysis Di`a*poph"y*sis, n. [NL. See Dia-, and Apophysis.] (Anat.) The dorsal transverse, or tubercular, process of a vertebra. See Vertebra.
Haemapophysis
Haemapophysis H[ae]m`a*poph"y*sis, n. [NL.] Same as Hemapophysis. -- H[ae]m`a*po*phys"i*al, a.
Hemapophysis
Hemapophysis Hem`a*poph"y*sis, n.; pl. Hemapophyses . [NL. See H[ae]ma-, and Apophysis.] (Anat.) The second element in each half of a hemal arch, corresponding to the sternal part of a rib. --Owen. -- Hem`a*po*phys"i*al, a.
Hypapophysis
Hypapophysis Hy`pa*poph"y*sis, n.; pl. Hypapophyles. [NL. See Hypo-, and Apophysis.] (Anat.) A process, or other element, of a vertebra developed from the ventral side of the centrum, as h[ae]mal spines, and chevron bones. -- Hy`pa*po*phys"i*al, a.
Hyperapophysis
Hyperapophysis Hy`per*a*poph"y*sis, n.; pl. Hyperapophyses. [NL. See Hyper-, and Apophysis.] (Anat.) A lateral and backward-projecting process on the dorsal side of a vertebra. -- Hy`per*ap`o*phys"i*al, a.
Hypophysis
Hypophysis Hy*poph"y*sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? under + ? nature, origin.] 1. (Anat.) See Pituitary body, under Pituitary. 2. (Med.) Cataract.
Metaphysis
Metaphysis Me*taph"y*sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? after + ? nature.] Change of form; transformation.
Metapophysis
Metapophysis Met`a*poph"y*sis, n.; pl. Metapophyses. [NL. See Meta-, and Apophysis.] (Anat.) A tubercle projecting from the anterior articular processes of some vertebr[ae]; a mammillary process.
Neurapophysis
Neurapophysis Neu`ra*poph"y*sis, n.; pl. Neurapophyses. [NL. See Neuro-, and Apophysis.] (Anat.) (a) One of the two lateral processes or elements which form the neural arch. (b) The dorsal process of the neural arch; neural spine; spinous process.
Paraphysis
Paraphysis Pa*raph"y*sis, n.; pl. Paraphyses. [NL., fr. Gr. ? beside + ? growth.] (Bot.) A minute jointed filament growing among the archegonia and antheridia of mosses, or with the spore cases, etc., of other flowerless plants.
Parapophysis
Parapophysis Par`a*poph"y*sis, n.; pl. Parapophyses. [NL. See Para-, and Apophysis.] (Anat.) The ventral transverse, or capitular, process of a vertebra. See Vertebra. -- Par*ap`o*phys"ic*al, a.
Pleurapophysis
Pleurapophysis Pleu`ra*poph"y*sis, n.; pl. Pleurapophyses. [NL. See Pleura, and Apophysis.] (Anat.) One of the ventral processes of a vertebra, or the dorsal element in each half of a hemal arch, forming, or corresponding to, a vertebral rib. -- Pleu*rap`o*phys"i*al, a. --Owen.
Postzygapophysis
Postzygapophysis Post*zyg`a*poph"y*sis, n.; pl. Postzygapophyses. [NL. See Post-, and Zygapophysis.] (Anat.) A posterior zygapophysis.
Praezygapophysis
Praezygapophysis Pr[ae]*zyg`a*poph"y*sis, n. (Anat.) Same as Prezygapophysis.
Prezygapophysis
Prezygapophysis Pre*zyg`a*poph"y*sis, n.; pl. Prezygapophyses. [NL. See Pre-, and Zygapophysis.] (Anat.) An anterior zygapophysis.
Prosphysis
Prosphysis Pros"phy*sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; ? to + ? to grow.] (Med.) A growing together of parts; specifically, a morbid adhesion of the eyelids to each other or to the eyeball. --Dunglison.
Splanchnapophysis
Splanchnapophysis Splanch`napoph"y*sis, n.; pl. Splanchnapophyses. [NL. See Splanchnic, and Apophysis.] (Anat.) Any element of the skeleton in relation with the alimentary canal, as the jaws and hyoidean apparatus. -- Splanch`nap`o*phys"i*al, a. -- Mivart.
Symphysis
Symphysis Sym"phy*sis, n.; pl. Symphyses. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to make to grow together; sy`n with + ? to cause to grow; to grow.] (Anat.) (a) An articulation formed by intervening cartilage; as, the pubic symphysis. (b) The union or coalescence of bones; also, the place of union or coalescence; as, the symphysis of the lower jaw. Cf. Articulation.
Zygapophysis
Zygapophysis yg`a*poph"y*sis, n.; pl. Zygapophyses. [Gr. ? a yoke + E. apophysis.] (Anat.) One of the articular processes of a vertebra, of which there are usually four, two anterior and two posterior. See under Vertebra. -- Zyg`ap*o*phys"i*al, a.

Meaning of Physis from wikipedia

- Physis (/ˈfaɪˈsɪs/; Ancient Gr****: φύσις [pʰýsis]; pl. physeis, φύσεις) is a Gr**** philosophical, theological, and scientific term, usually translated...
- Hydatina physis is a species of sea snail, a bubble snail, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aplustridae. Its common names include...
- σεσαρκωμένη, meaning "one physis of the Word of God made flesh" (or "... of God the Word made flesh"). The 451 Council of Chalcedon used physis to mean "nature"...
- Physis (Italian: PHYSIS. Rivista Inter****onale di Storia della Scienza) is a biannual peer-reviewed scientific journal covering the history of science...
- (/məˈnɒfɪzɪzəm/ mə-NOF-ih-zih-zəm; from Gr**** μόνος monos, "solitary" and φύσις physis, "nature") is a Christological doctrine that states that there was only...
- physis (growth plate) II – A = Above. The fracture lies above the physis, or Away from the joint. III – L = Lower. The fracture is below the physis in...
- Christological debates of the 4th and 5th centuries, who advocated "mia physis tou Theo logou sesarkōmenē", or "one (mia) nature of the Word of God incarnate"...
- his fellow Knights attack Physis' main fortress, Gareth investigates Granseed's old academy and finds it infested with Physis monsters. After defeating...
- Heidegger referred to poiesis as a "bringing-forth", or physis as emergence. Examples of physis are the blooming of the blossom, the coming-out of a butterfly...
- "Freud e l' ordine del B'nai B'rith: un' appartenenza lunga quarant'anni". Physis-Rivista inter****onale di storia della scienza. Nuova serie (in Italian)...