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Initially separated from the main bone by a layer of cartilage that eventually ossifies so the parts become fused
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epiphysis
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. 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 a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin ...
Wiktionary
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n. 1 (context anatomy English) The pineal gland. 2 (context skeleton English) The rounded end of any long bone.
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Pineal \Pi"ne*al\, a. [L. pinea the cone of a pine, from pineus of the pine, from pinus a pine: cf. F. pin['e]ale.] Of or pertaining to a pine cone; resembling a pine cone. Pineal gland (Anat.), a glandlike body in the roof of the third ventricle of ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
The epiphysis is the rounded end of a long bone , at its joint with adjacent bone(s). Between the epiphysis and diaphysis (the long midsection of the long bone) lies the metaphysis , including the epiphyseal plate (growth plate). At the joint, the epiphysis ...
Usage examples of epiphysis.
The epiphysis at the upper end had been removed, and some of the spongy inner material had been taken out, enlarging the natural canal.
Brecie's weapon was an elongated, roughly diamond-shaped, crosswise section of leg bone, with the knobby epiphysis at the end removed and the edge sharpened.