Metaphysial dysplasia
metaphysial dysplasia n.
A disorder in which the metaphyses of long bones fail to produce normal new tubular structures and instead appear to be expanded and porous.
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[met-uh-fiz-ik] /ˌmɛt əˈfɪz ɪk/ noun 1. . adjective 2. . /ˌmɛtəˈfɪzɪk/ noun 1. the system of first principles and assumptions underlying an enquiry or philosophical theory 2. an obsolete word for metaphysician adjective 3. (rare) another word for metaphysical n. late 14c., from Medieval Latin metaphysica (see metaphysics). The usual form of metaphysics until 16c.; […]
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[met-uh-fiz-i-kuh l] /ˌmɛt əˈfɪz ɪ kəl/ adjective 1. pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics. 2. Philosophy. 3. highly abstract, subtle, or abstruse. 4. designating or pertaining to the poetry of an early group of 17th-century English poets, notably John Donne, whose characteristic style is highly intellectual and philosophical and features intensive use of […]
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[met-uh-fuh-zish-uh n] /ˌmɛt ə fəˈzɪʃ ən/ noun 1. a person who creates or develops metaphysical theories. n. 1590s, from Middle French métaphysicien (14c.); see metaphysics + -ian.
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/ˌmɛtəˈfɪzɪˌsaɪz/ verb 1. (intransitive) to think, write, etc, metaphysically 2. (transitive) to treat (a subject) metaphysically