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
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 epiphyseal plate is then completely replaced by bone, and the diaphysis and epiphysis portions of the bone fuse together to form a single adult bone.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Like the primary ossification center, secondary ossification centers are present during endochondral ossification, but they form later, and there are two of them, one in each epiphysis.
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The epiphysis, or pineal body, is quite as degenerate as in mammals, although still forming a long stalk as in reptiles.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
The epiphyses of bones, such as the neck of the femur, are subject to stress from many directions.
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In the last stage of prenatal bone development, the centers of the epiphyses begin to calcify.
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The bone continues to grow and elongate as the cartilage cells at the epiphyses divide.
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The epiphyses also contain hyaline cartilage for forming joints with other bones.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
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
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