epiphyseal arrest


arrest

 [ah-rest´] sudden cessation or stoppage.cardiac arrest see cardiac arrest.epiphyseal arrest premature arrest of the longitudinal growth of bone due to fusion of the epiphysis and diaphysis.maturation arrest interruption of the process of development, as of blood cells, before the final stage is reached.

epiphyseal arrest

Cessation of the growth of long bones. See also: arrest