metaphysis
Meanings
noun
- The part of a long bone that grows during development
- Change of form; transformation.
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek μετά (metá, “after”) + Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis, “growth”), equivalent to meta- + -physis.
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