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  • noun pathology Inflammation of an apophysis, a bony tubercle.

Etymologies

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apophysis +‎ -itis

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Examples

  • A common injury in young players is Sever disease, or technically, calcaneal apophysitis, which is attributable, at least in part, to playing on hard fields with cleats that don't have enough heel and arch support.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • A common injury in young players is Sever disease, or technically, calcaneal apophysitis, which is attributable, at least in part, to playing on hard fields with cleats that don't have enough heel and arch support.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • A common injury in young players is Sever disease, or technically, calcaneal apophysitis, which is attributable, at least in part, to playing on hard fields with cleats that don't have enough heel and arch support.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • A common injury in young players is Sever disease, or technically, calcaneal apophysitis, which is attributable, at least in part, to playing on hard fields with cleats that don't have enough heel and arch support.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • A common injury in young players is Sever disease, or technically, calcaneal apophysitis, which is attributable, at least in part, to playing on hard fields with cleats that don't have enough heel and arch support.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • A common injury in young players is Sever disease, or technically, calcaneal apophysitis, which is attributable, at least in part, to playing on hard fields with cleats that don't have enough heel and arch support.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • A common injury in young players is Sever disease, or technically, calcaneal apophysitis, which is attributable, at least in part, to playing on hard fields with cleats that don't have enough heel and arch support.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • A common injury in young players is Sever disease, or technically, calcaneal apophysitis, which is attributable, at least in part, to playing on hard fields with cleats that don't have enough heel and arch support.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • Calcaneal apophysitis or Sever's Disease is a problem that can cause imbalance issues in younger player's feet.

    Dr. Steve Rosenberg: Balanced Feet Equals Power and Positive Outcomes in All Sports! Dr. Steve Rosenberg 2012

  • The cost of those dreams is a rising tide of unpronounceable medical ailments like traction apophysitis, medial epidcondylitis and osteochondritis dissecans, scary badges that are being attached to athletes at younger and younger ages.

    canada.com Top Stories 2010

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