epiphysis

[ ih-pif-uh-sis ]
/ ɪˈpɪf ə sɪs /

noun, plural e·piph·y·ses [ih-pif-uh-seez] /ɪˈpɪf əˌsiz/. Anatomy.

a part or process of a bone separated from the main body of the bone by a layer of cartilage and subsequently uniting with the bone through further ossification.
pineal gland.

Origin of epiphysis

1625–35; < New Latin < Greek epíphysis a growth upon, equivalent to epi- epi- + phýsis growth ( phȳ́(ein) to make grow, bring forth, produce + -sis -sis)

OTHER WORDS FROM epiphysis

ep·i·phys·e·al [ep-uh-fiz-ee-uh l, ih-pif-uh-see-uh l, -zee-] /ˌɛp əˈfɪz i əl, ɪˌpɪf əˈsi əl, -ˈzi-/, ep·i·phys·i·al, adjective

Words nearby epiphysis

epiphysial aseptic necrosis, epiphysial cartilage, epiphysial line, epiphysial plate, epiphysiolysis, epiphysis, epiphysitis, epiphyte, epiphytotic, epipial, epiplo-

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British Dictionary definitions for epiphysis

epiphysis
/ (ɪˈpɪfɪsɪs) /

noun plural -ses (-ˌsiːz)

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
Also called: epiphysis cerebri (ˈsɛrɪˌbraɪ) the technical name for pineal gland

Derived forms of epiphysis

epiphyseal or epiphysial (ˌɛpɪˈfɪzɪəl), adjective

Word Origin for epiphysis

C17: via New Latin from Greek: a growth upon, from epi- + phusis growth, from phuein to bring forth, produce

Medical definitions for epiphysis

epiphysis
[ ĭ-pĭf′ĭ-sĭs ]

n. pl. e•piph•y•ses (-sēz′)

The end of a long bone that is originally separated from the main bone by a layer of cartilage but that later becomes united to the main bone through ossification.
pineal body

Other words from epiphysis

ep′i•phys′i•al (ĕp′ə-fĭz′ē-əl) null adj.