A-pŏth'e-sĭs, n.
n. [Lat. apothesis, Gr. ἀπόθεσις, a putting back or away, from ἀποτιθέναι. See APOTHECARY.] 1. (Arch.) A place on the south side of the chancel in the primitive churches, furnished with shelves, for books, vestments, &c. Weale.
Sense 2. (Surg.) The reduction of a dislocated bone.