Medical Terminology / Unit 6 MedTerm 0357 short lesson, about 20 seconds
-physis: Growth
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The idea
The suffix physis names growth, and in bone terms names a site where growth occurs.
In practice
The epiphysis is the end portion of a long bone.
Where people slip
Physis is specific to growth. It does not name development in general.
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