physis
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis).
Noun[edit]
physis (uncountable)
- (Ancient Greek philosophy and theology) nature, as contrasted with law or custom
- (anatomy) The epiphyseal plate, a hyaline cartilage plate in the metaphysis at each end of a long bone, found in children and adolescents.
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Noun[edit]
physis f (uncountable)
- (Ancient Greek philosophy and theology) physis (nature, as contrasted with law or custom)
