- epiphyseal
- epiph·y·se·al i-.pif-ə-'sē-əl also ep·i·phys·i·al .ep-ə-'fiz-ē-əl adj of or relating to an epiphysis
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Epiphyseal — Ep i*phys e*al, Epiphysial Ep i*phys i*al, (Anat.) Pertaining to, or having the nature of, an epiphysis. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
epiphyseal line — n the line marking the site of the epiphyseal plate * * * 1. linea epiphysialis. 2. a strip of lesser density apparent in the radiograph of a long bone, representing the linea epiphysialis … Medical dictionary
epiphyseal plate — n the cartilage that contains an epiphysis, unites it with the shaft, and is the site of longitudinal growth of the bone called also epiphyseal cartilage * * * lamina epiphysialis … Medical dictionary
Epiphyseal plate — The epiphyseal plate (or epiphysial plate, physis, or growth plate) is a hyaline cartilage plate in the metaphyses of children and adolescents.Anatomy DevelopmentEpiphyseal plates are present in growing bones. They are found in children and are… … Wikipedia
epiphyseal arrest — interruption of growth at the epiphysis of a bone by diaphyseal epiphyseal fusion … Medical dictionary
epiphyseal dysgenesis — a condition in which epiphyseal centers may be irregularly formed or appear to be fragmented or stippled … Medical dictionary
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 … Medical dictionary
epiphyseal line — noun : the line marking the site of the epiphyseal cartilage … Useful english dictionary
epiphyseal — also epiphysial adjective Date: 1842 of or relating to an epiphysis … New Collegiate Dictionary
epiphyseal — See epiphysial. * * * … Universalium
epiphyseal — adjective Of or pertaining to the epiphysis … Wiktionary
