epiphysis
Americannoun
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epiphyses
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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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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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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 cells, which are pushed from the epiphysis, mature and are destroyed by calcification.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
This area of the inferior end of the bone is labeled the epiphysis.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
The superior end of the diaphysis is connected to the epiphysis.
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The diaphysis contains compact bone surrounding a medullary cavity containing bone marrow On either end is an epiphysis containing cancellous or spongy bone.
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Up to the seventeenth year, the epiphysis, which is entirely intra-articular, may be separated.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
In the last stage of prenatal bone development, the centers of the epiphyses begin to calcify.
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The epiphyses of bones, such as the neck of the femur, are subject to stress from many directions.
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Secondary ossification centers form in the epiphyses as blood vessels and osteoblasts enter these areas and convert hyaline cartilage into spongy bone.
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The bone continues to grow and elongate as the cartilage cells at the epiphyses divide.
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In the upper limb the more active epiphyses are at the shoulder and wrist, and these also are the last to unite.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
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