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Noun Concept
Categories: Skeletal system, Long bones
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epiphysis  epiphyseal  epiphyses  pseudo-epiphysis  subchondral bone
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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 WordNet 3.0
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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 WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
An epiphysis is one of the rounded ends or tips of a long bone that ossify from a secondary center of ossification. Wikipedia
The rounded end of a long bone. OmegaWiki
The rounded end of any long bone. Wiktionary
Rounded end of any long bone. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
long bone
DERIVATION
epiphyseal
OPPOSITE OF
diaphysis
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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epiphysis
Wikipedia
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epiphysis
Wikidata
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epiphysis
Wiktionary
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epiphysis
OmegaWiki
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epiphysis
Wikipedia Redirections
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epiphyseal, epiphyses, pseudo-epiphysis, subchondral bone
Wikidata Alias
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epiphyses

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