epiphysis

/ih-pif-uh-sis/US // ɪˈpɪf ə sɪs //UK // (ɪˈpɪfɪsɪs) //

骨骺线,骺线,骺板,干骺端

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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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.

It is otherwise known as the "conarium" the "pinus" or "epiphysis."
It bears posteriorly a small epiphysis which is really a detached portion of the inferior arch.
The radius or pre-axial bone is the larger of the two, and is a rod-like bone terminated at either end by an epiphysis.
The radius and ulna are nearly equal in size and each consists of a long shaft terminated at either end by an epiphysis.
The terminal phalanx of each digit has an epiphysis only at its proximal end, the others have them at both ends.