ἐπίφυσις

A. ongrowth, excrescence, ἐ. βλεφάρων, = σῦκον II, Hp. Epid. 3.7 (pl.); ἐ. σαρκός, of flesh covering the bone, Id. Fract. 4 ; χονδρίων ‐φύσιες Id. Art. 45 ; ἡ ἐ. τοῦ δέρματος, such as fishes' scales, Mnesith. ap. Ath. 8.357c.

2. Anat., epiphysis, Hp. Art. 27, Fract. 12; opp. ἀπόφυσις (q.v.), Gal. 2.733.

3. growth, ‐φυσιν λαμβάνειν Thphr. HP 1.1.2: metaph., accretion, Ph. 1.667; λογικῆς φύσεως ib. 636(pl.).