Associations to the word «Metaphysis»

Wiktionary

METAPHYSIS, noun. (anatomy) The part of a long bone that grows during development
METAPHYSIS, noun. Change of form; transformation

Dictionary definition

METAPHYSIS, noun. The growing part of a long bone between the diaphysis and the epiphysis.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats