Epiphysis

[i'pifisis]

Definition

(noun.) the end of a long bone; initially separated from the main bone by a layer of cartilage that eventually ossifies so the parts become fused.

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Definition

(n.) The end, or other superficial part, of a bone, which ossifies separately from the central portion, or diaphysis.

(n.) The cerebral epiphysis, or pineal gland. See Pineal gland, under Pineal.

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Definition

n. any portion of a bone having its own centre of ossification: the pineal gland: a small upper piece of each half of an alveolus of a sea-urchin:—pl. Epiph′yses.

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