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e·piph·y·sis E0180900 (ĭ-pĭf′ĭ-sĭs)n. pl. e·piph·y·ses (-sēz′) 1. The end of a long bone that is originally separated from the main bone by a layer of cartilage but later becomes united to the main bone through ossification.2. See pineal gland.
[Greek epiphusis, an excrescence : epi-, epi- + phusis, growth; see bheuə- in Indo-European roots.]
ep′i·phys′i·al (ĕp′ə-fĭz′ē-əl), ep′i·phys′e·al adj.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | epiphysial - relating to the epiphysis of a boneepiphyseal |
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ep·i·phys·i·al , epiphyseal (ep'i-fiz'ē-ăl), Avoid the mispronunciation epiphyse'al.Relating to an epiphysis.epiphysis (e-pif'i-sis) plural.epiphyses [Gr., a growing upon] 1. In the developing infant and child, a secondary bone-forming (ossification) center separated from a parent bone in early life by cartilage. As growth proceeds (at a different time for each epiphysis), it becomes a part of the larger, or parent, bone. It is possible to judge the biological age of a child from the development of these ossification centers as shown radiographically. 2. A center for ossification at each extremity of long bones. See: diaphysis3. The end of a long bone. epiphysealepiphysial (ep?i-fiz'e-al), adjectiveepiphysialenUK
Related to epiphysial: Epiphyseal plate, epiphyseal fracture, epiphyseal line, epiphyseal dysplasiaSynonyms for epiphysialadj relating to the epiphysis of a boneSynonyms |