-physis

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis, “growth, I bring forth”).

Suffix

-physis (plural -physes)

  1. Growth or growing.
  2. Form or structure.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -physis
adenohypophysis
anapophysis
antehypophysis
apophysis
dactylosymphysis
diaphysis
diapophysis
epiphysis
epipophysis
gonapophysis
haemapophysis
hemapophysis
hypapophysis
hyperapophysis
hypophysis
metaphysis
metapophysis
neurapophysis
neurohypophysis
paraphysis
parapophysis
pleurapophysis
posthypophysis
postzygapophysis
praezygapophysis
prezygapophysis
prosphysis
symphysis
zygapophysis
zygopophysis
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