stippled epiphysis

[ stĭp′əld ]

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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

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Example sentences from the Web for stippled epiphysis

The body is black dorsally and laterally, and bluish gray ventrally; the tail musculature is brown and stippled with darker brown.
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacn, Mxico|William E. Duellman
It was simply a fresh reminder that she had never appreciated anything, that she was nothing but a tinted and stippled surface.
The Real Thing and Other Tales|Henry James
It is otherwise known as the "conarium" the "pinus" or "epiphysis."
The Mystery of Space|Robert T. Browne
They are in the brush work patiently stippled with as much minuteness as the work of Birket Foster.
Chats on Old Earthenware|Arthur Hayden

It bears posteriorly a small epiphysis which is really a detached portion of the inferior arch.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds

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