stippled epiphysis
[stĭp′əld]
n.
A congenital abnormality of the epiphyses marked by multiple ossification centers that severely deform the long bone and give it a stippled appearance and a thickened shaft.dysplasia epiphysialis punctata
Nearby words
- stipites,
- stipitiform,
- stipo,
- stipple,
- stippled,
- stippling,
- stipulate,
- stipulation,
- stipulatory,
- stipule
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