Metaphysis
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
Change of nature; transformation; metamorphosis.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
Change of form; transformation.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
The part of a long
bone
that grows during development
noun.
change
of
form
;
transformation
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noun.
the growing part of a long bone between the diaphysis and the epiphysis