Apophysis

Enlargement on the stem or stalk;


The part of the cone scale that remains exposed when the cone is closed.


A growth of bone, not at a joint.


A projection, especially from a bone (e.g., a tubercle); an outgrowth without an independent center of ossification.


An osseous projection develops at the point where a tendon attaches to a bone, which can lead to inflammation, as observed in Osgood-Schlatter disease.


 


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