epiphyseal
Americanadjective
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Androgens produce several complications such as liver dysfunctions prostate gland enlargement, difficulty urinating, premature closure of epiphyseal cartilages, testicular atrophy, infertility, and immune system depression.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
It triggers chondrocyte proliferation in epiphyseal plates, resulting in the increasing length of long bones.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Bone lengthening involves growth of the epiphyseal plate cartilage and its replacement by bone, which adds to the diaphysis.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Figure 6.18 Longitudinal Bone Growth The epiphyseal plate is responsible for longitudinal bone growth.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Eight of 20 Sonoran specimens taken in May are females, each of which lacks epiphyseal sutures, and each contained one embryo.
From Neotropical Bats from Northern Mexico by Anderson, Sydney
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