ἐπί-φῠσις,εως,ἡ,
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 φύσεωςib. 636 (pl.).