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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024e•piph•y•sis (i pif′ə sis),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ses (-sēz′).USA pronunciation [Anat.]- Anatomya part or process of a bone separated from the main body of the bone by a layer of cartilage and subsequently uniting with the bone through further ossification.
- AnatomySee pineal gland.
- Greek epíphysis a growth upon, equivalent. to epi- epi- + phýsis growth (phý̄(ein) to make grow, bring forth, produce + -sis -sis)
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