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UKEpiphysis
/ɛpˈɪfəsˌɪs/
/ɛpˈɪfəsˌɪs/Epiphysis
[NOUN]1
a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin
2
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
Examples
1. It had a fused epiphyses.
2. We could see the growth lines, the unfused epiphyses.
3. Now the epiphysis is made of a lot of spongy bone.
4. The giant cell tumor typically arises in the epiphysis of the long bones, like the distal femur and the proximal tibia.
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