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Definition of 'epiphysis'

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epiphysis in British

(ɪˈpɪfɪsɪs )
noun plural -ses (-ˌsiːz)
1. 
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
2. Also called: epiphysis cerebri (ˈsɛrɪˌbraɪ ) the technical name for pineal gland
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Derived forms
epiphyseal or epiphysial (ˌɛpɪˈfɪzɪəl )
  adjective
Word origin of 'epiphysis'
C17: via New Latin from Greek: a growth upon, from epi- + phusis growth, from phuein to bring forth, produce
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epiphysis in American

(iˈpɪfəsɪs ; ēpifˈəsis)
nounWord forms: plural eˈpiphyˌses (iˈpɪfəˌsiz ; ēpifˈəsēzˌ)
1. 
the end part of a long bone which is at first separated from the main part by cartilage, but later fuses with it by ossification
2. 
the pineal body
: in full epiphysis cerebri (ˈsɛrəˌbraɪ ; serˈəbrīˌ)
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Derived forms
epiphyseal (ˌepiˈphyseal)
  adjective or epiphysial (ˌɛpəˈfɪziəl ; epˌəfizˈēəl)
Word origin of 'epiphysis'
ModL < Gr epiphysis, a growth upon, excrescence < epiphyein, to grow upon < epi-, upon + phyein, to grow: see bondage

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