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 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 epiphysis of the femur is roughly hexagonal in shape.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
The superior end of the diaphysis is connected to the epiphysis.
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
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 bone continues to grow and elongate as the cartilage cells at the epiphyses divide.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The epiphyses of bones, such as the neck of the femur, are subject to stress from many directions.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
In the last stage of prenatal bone development, the centers of the epiphyses begin to calcify.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
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
It is interesting to note that poise, mental equilibrium, is not established until physical growth ceases, marked by a cessation of growth of the long bones known as ossification of the epiphyses.
From The Glands Regulating Personality by Berman, Louis, M.D.
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