epiphysis
Americannoun
plural
epiphyses-
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.
noun
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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
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Also called: epiphysis cerebri. the technical name for pineal gland
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Etymology
Origin of epiphysis
1625–35; < New Latin < Greek epíphysis a growth upon, equivalent to epi- epi- + phýsis growth ( phȳ́ ( ein ) to make grow, bring forth, produce + -sis -sis )
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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
The diaphysis contains compact bone surrounding a medullary cavity containing bone marrow On either end is an epiphysis containing cancellous or spongy bone.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
The internal anatomy of the epiphysis is revealed.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
This fusion of the diaphysis and epiphysis is a synostosis.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Separation of the lower epiphysis of the humerus is met with in children of three or four years of age, but it may occur up to the thirteenth or fourteenth year.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
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