paraphysis
noun
pa·raph·y·sis
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plural paraphyses\ pə-ˈra-fə-ˌsēz
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Definition of paraphysis
: one of the slender sterile filaments borne among the sporogenous or gametogenous organs in certain ferns, mosses, algae, and fungi
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paraphysis
noun
pa·raph·y·sis
| \ pə-ˈraf-ə-səs
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plural paraphyses\ -ˌsēz
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Medical Definition of paraphysis
1
: one of the slender sterile often septate filaments of many cryptogamic plants (as fungi) that are borne among the spore- or gamete-forming organs, are single or branched, and are composed of one or more cells
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: a median evagination of the roof of the telencephalon anterior to the epiphysis of certain lower vertebrates that is present only in the embryo of higher vertebrates