APOPHYSIS, in Anatomy, a Process or Protuberance of a Bone; being a part eminent or jutting out beyond the rest. See BONE, PROCESS, etc.
Such are the Eminences of the Vertebrae, the Scapula, Thigh-bone, etc. See VERTEBRA, SCAPULA, etc.
Apophyses Olfactoriae, are the Beginnings of the olfactory Nerves; as far as the Os Cribriforme, where they divide into little Fibres, which pass through those Bones, and spread themselves throughout the upper part of the Nose. See OLFACTORY NERVE, NOSE, etc.
Apophysis Mastoidea, or Mastoideus, is also one of the external Eminences of the Os Petrosum. See PETROSAL. The Word is Greek, and literally denotes a Production outwards.
