epiphyseal
Americanadjective
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The epiphyseal plate fades, leaving a structure called the epiphyseal line or epiphyseal remnant, and the epiphysis and diaphysis fuse.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Synchondroses are found in the epiphyseal plates of growing bones in children.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Long bones stop growing at around the age of 18 in females and the age of 21 in males in a process called epiphyseal plate closure.
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Continued growth of the epiphyseal plate cartilage provides for bone lengthening.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The two skins having the darkest pelage are both of males and are the only two skins having open epiphyseal sutures.
From Neotropical Bats from Northern Mexico by Anderson, Sydney
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