"physis" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: physes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰuH-}}, {{bor|en|grc|φύσις}} Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|physes}} physis (countable and uncountable, plural physes)
  1. (Ancient Greek philosophy and theology) Nature, as contrasted with law or custom. Tags: Ancient-Greek, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Philosophy, Theology Translations (nature, as contrasted with law or custom): physis [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-physis-en-noun-6uZ8PDli Topics: human-sciences, lifestyle, philosophy, religion, sciences, theology Disambiguation of 'nature, as contrasted with law or custom': 98 2
  2. (anatomy, countable) The epiphyseal plate, a hyaline cartilage plate in the metaphysis at each end of a long bone, found in children and adolescents. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-physis-en-noun-VaKDhCJy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 33 67 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: physeal, -physis

Inflected forms

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