epiphyseal dysplasia

epiphyseal dysplasia
faulty growth and ossification of the epiphyses, with radiographically apparent stippling and decreased stature, not associated with thyroid disease. See d. epiphysealis hemimelica, multiple epiphyseal d., and chondrodysplasia punctata.

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