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ἀπόφυσις

ἀπόφυσις, side-shoot

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ἀποφύσεις feminine nominative plural, feminine vocative plural, feminine accusative plural of ἀπόφυσις

ἀποφύσεις future active indicative 2nd singular of ἀποφύω

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ἀπόφῠσις, εως, ἡ,
  • side-shoot, Thphr. HP 6.4.4, Plb. 18.18.10 (pl.): metaph., μιᾶς φύσεως ἀποφύσεις Dam. Pr. 100.
    • II in Anatomy, process of a bone, i. e. the prominence to which a tendon is attached, Hp. Art. 45; ἀ. ὀδοντοειδής processus dentatus, Gal. UP 12.7, etc.; ἀ. στυλοειδεῖς Ruf. Onom. 142; of the βρογχίαι, ib. 159.
      • 2 branch of an artery, Gal. 8.319; of a nerve, Id. UP 9.9; of the urethra, ib. 15.3 (but ἀ. σκωληκοειδής is f.l.for ἐπίφυσις, ib. 8.14; the two words distd. by Id. 2.733).
    • III Archit., member connecting shaft and base of column, Vitr. 4.7.3.

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