physis

[医]n.长骨体生长部

词形变化

physes 复数 physes

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Nature, as contrasted with law or custom.

    可数 不可数 哲学 宗教
  2. 2.

    The epiphyseal plate, a hyaline cartilage plate in the metaphysis at each end of a long bone, found in children and adolescents.

    可数 医学 不可数

词源

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis).

来源：wiktionary