epiphysis
noun
a 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.
epiphyses
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pluralof epiphysis.plural
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In the last stage of prenatal bone development, the centers of the epiphyses begin to calcify.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The bone continues to grow and elongate as the cartilage cells at the epiphyses divide.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The epiphyses also contain hyaline cartilage for forming joints with other bones.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
This begins as a primary ossification center in the diaphysis, followed by the later appearance of one or more secondary ossifications centers in the regions of the epiphyses.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
In young subjects, for example, epiphysial lines may be mistaken for fractures, or the ossifying centres of epiphyses for separated fragments of bone.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
