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epiphysis
[ ih-pif-uh-sis ]
/ ɪˈpɪf ə sɪs /
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noun, plural e·piph·y·ses [ih-pif-uh-seez]. /ɪˈpɪf əˌsiz/. Anatomy.
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.
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Origin of epiphysis
OTHER WORDS FROM epiphysis
ep·i·phys·e·al [ep-uh-fiz-ee-uhl, ih-pif-uh-see-uhl, -zee-], /ˌɛp əˈfɪz i əl, ɪˌpɪf əˈsi əl, -ˈzi-/, ep·i·phys·i·al, adjectiveWords nearby epiphysis
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British Dictionary definitions for epiphysis
epiphysis
/ (ɪˈpɪfɪsɪs) /
noun plural -ses (-ˌsiːz)
the end of a long bone, initially separated from the shaft (diaphysis) by a section of cartilage that eventually ossifies so that the two portions fuse together
Also called: epiphysis cerebri (ˈsɛrɪˌbraɪ) the technical name for pineal gland
Derived forms of epiphysis
epiphyseal or epiphysial (ˌɛpɪˈfɪzɪəl), adjectiveWord Origin for epiphysis
C17: via New Latin from Greek: a growth upon, from epi- + phusis growth, from phuein to bring forth, produce
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Medical definitions for epiphysis
epiphysis
[ ĭ-pĭf′ĭ-sĭs ]
n. pl. e•piph•y•ses (-sēz′)
The end of a long bone that is originally separated from the main bone by a layer of cartilage but that later becomes united to the main bone through ossification.
pineal body
Other words from epiphysis
ep′i•phys′i•al (ĕp′ə-fĭz′ē-əl) null adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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