secondary ossification center

secondary ossification center

[TA] center of bone formation appearing later than the punctum ossificationis primarium, usually in epiphysis. Synonym(s): centrum ossificationis secundarium [TA], punctum ossificationis secundarium, secondary center of ossification, secondary point of ossification

sec·on·dar·y os·si·fi·ca·tion cen·ter

(sek'ŏn-dar-ē os'i-fi-kā'shŭn sen'tĕr) [TA] Center of bone formation that appears later than the primary ossification center, usually in an epiphysis.
Synonym(s): secondary center of ossification.