Epiphysis Definition

ĭ-pĭfĭ-sĭs
epiphyses
noun
epiphyses
The end part of a long bone which is at first separated from the main part by cartilage, but later fuses with it by ossification.
Webster's New World
The pineal body.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
epiphysis
Plural:
epiphyses

Origin of Epiphysis

  • Greek epiphusis an excrescence epi- epi- phusis growth bheuə- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Epiphysis Sentence Examples

  • These bones grow at their ends, in a region called the epiphysis.

  • Slipped upper femoral epiphysis is a common cause of limping and leg pain in adolescents, and the symptoms should be taken seriously.

  • In young people X-rays also help to exclude a slipped femoral epiphysis.

  • The bite had left a sub-circular depressed fracture about 6mm across on the dorsal surface of the shaft, just above the distal epiphysis.

  • The two bones were Ovis or Capra femur and were articulated, an unfused proximal epiphysis and the shaft from the same individual.

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Words Starting With

EEPEPI

Words Ending With

SISSIS

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Words Starting With E and Ending With S

Starts With E & Ends With SStarts With EP & Ends With SStarts With E & Ends With IS

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With E9 Letter Words Ending With S