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epiphysis
[ ih-pif-uh-sis ]
noun
- 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.
epiphysis
/ ˌɛpɪˈfɪzɪəl; ɪˈpɪfɪsɪs /
noun
- 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
- Also calledepiphysis cerebriˈsɛrɪˌbraɪ the technical name for pineal gland
Derived Forms
- epiphyseal, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±ð±è·¾±Â·±è³ó²â²õ·±ð·²¹±ô [ep-, uh, -, fiz, -ee-, uh, l, ih-pif-, uh, -, see, -, uh, l, -, zee, -], ±ð±èi·±è³ó²â²õi·²¹±ô adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of epiphysis1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of epiphysis1
Example Sentences
The epiphysis, or pineal body, is quite as degenerate as in mammals, although still forming a long stalk as in reptiles.
The caps, or epiphyses, at the end of the vertebral bodies are flattened disks, not uniting until after the animal has attained its full dimensions.
The teeth are perfect, and not appreciably worn, while the epiphyses those infallible indications of the growing state, have just become consolidated, and mark the completion of adult age.
It is more common, is always pathological, and is nearly always a result of fracture of the lower end of the humerus or separation of the lower humeral epiphysis and subsequent interference with growth.
The skeleton, which was young, as the epiphyses were not united, lay on its left side, facing east, the head north.
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