physis

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis). === Noun === physis (countable and uncountable, plural physes) (Ancient Greek philosophy and theology) Nature, as contrasted with law or custom. (anatomy, countable) The epiphyseal plate, a hyaline cartilage plate in the metaphysis at each end of a long bone, found in children and adolescents. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Portuguese == === Noun === physis f (uncountable) (Ancient Greek philosophy and theology) physis (nature, as contrasted with law or custom)