noun pl. epiphyses
Origin: ModL < Gr epiphysis, a growth upon, excrescence < epiphyein, to grow upon < epi-, upon + phyein, to grow: see bondage
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noun pl. e·piph·y·ses (-sēzˌ)
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Origin: Greek epiphusis, an excrescence
Origin: : epi-, epi-
Origin: + phusis, growth; see bheuə- in Indo-European roots
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