Usually means: Essence of natural growth, development.
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  1. physis: Collins English Dictionary
  2. physis: Wordnik
  3. -physis, physis: Wiktionary
  4. physis: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. physis: Dictionary.com
  6. Physis: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. physis: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. physis: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  3. Health and Wellness Dictionary (No longer online)
  4. -physis, physis: Medical dictionary

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  1. FOLDOP - Free On Line Dictionary Of Philosophy (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (physis)

noun:  (Ancient Greek philosophy and theology) Nature, as contrasted with law or custom.
noun:  (anatomy, countable) The epiphyseal plate, a hyaline cartilage plate in the metaphysis at each end of a long bone, found in children and adolescents.

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