Definition of "apophysis" []

• Anatomy A natural swelling, projection, or outgrowth of an organ or part, such as the process of a vertebra. (noun)
• Geology A branch from a dike or vein. (noun)

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• "The position of the umbo on the apophysis is the basis of Koehne's subdivision of the section Haploxylon."
• "Plus I'm using fractal imaging software (called apophysis) and hubble images to make some cool flying through space videos using Magix video software."
• "BTW if any of you are curious, it looks like that desktop background was made with Apophysis. [www. apophysis.org] phoenix"