epiphysis
IPA: ɪpˈɪfˈɪsɪs
noun
- (anatomy) The pineal gland.
- (anatomy) The rounded end of any long bone.
- (zoology) A small upper piece of each half of an alveolus of a sea urchin.
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Examples of "epiphysis" in Sentences
- Slipped capital femoral epiphysis.
- Epiphysis also refers to the pineal gland.
- It is the displacement of the upper femoral epiphysis.
- It is caused by a slipped epiphysis of the femoral head.
- The epiphysis appears and olfactory placodes are visible.
- This is clearly the same article as Slipped capital femoral epiphysis.
- Stress on the hip causes the epiphysis to move posteriorly and medially.
- We recently published a paper at Journal of Anatomy about morphometric variability of proximal epiphysis in hominoid humerus.
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