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Epiphysis   Listen
noun
Epiphysis  n.  (pl. epiphyses)  (Anat.)
(a)
The end, or other superficial part, of a bone, which ossifies separately from the central portion, or diaphysis.
(b)
The cerebral epiphysis, or pineal gland. See Pineal gland, under Pineal.





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"Epiphysis" Quotes from Famous Books



... of Tibia; with partial Separation of 6 Epiphysis of Upper End of Fibula; and Incomplete Fracture of Fibula in ...
— Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. • Alexander Miles
... the medullary canal, which is filled with yellow marrow. The extremities, which include the ossifying junctions, consist of spongy bone, the spaces of which are filled with red marrow. The articular aspect of the epiphysis is invested with a thick layer of hyaline cartilage, known as the articular cartilage, which would appear to be mainly nourished from ...
— Manual of Surgery - Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. • Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles


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