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noun
The part of a long bone that grows during development.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
Change of form; transformation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
the growing part of a long bone between the diaphysis and the epiphysis
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: process, outgrowth, appendage
History
From Ancient Greek μετά (metá, “after”) + Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis, “growth”), equivalent to meta- + -physis.
Across languages
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