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- adjective Of or pertaining to an
apophysis .
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- adjective of or relating to an apophysis
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Examples
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I also have a disc prolapse of the lower spine and osteoarthiritis of the apophyseal joints in the spine itself.
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It is characterized by involvement of the sacroiliac joints, the spinal apophyseal joints, and the paravertebral soft tissues.
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n. - offshoot; projecting part, especially of bone. apophyseal, apophysial, adj. apophysate, adj.
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