apophyseal

adjective

apoph·​y·​se·​al ə-¦pä-fə-¦sē-əl 

-¦zē- also ¦a-pə-¦fi-zē-

variants or less commonly apophysial

¦a-pə-¦fi-zē-əl

or apophysary

ə-ˈpä-fə-ˌser-ē

: of or relating to an apophysis

Word History

Etymology

apophyseal alteration of apophysial; apophysial from apophysis + -al; apophysary from apophysis + -ary

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for apophyseal

• endothelial
• epiphyseal
• hypophyseal
• participial
• calcaneal
• diarrheal
• diarrhoeal
• gonorrheal
• gonorrhoeal
• laryngeal
• meningeal
• mycelial