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epiphysis

[ UK /ɛpˈɪfəsˌɪs/ ]
NOUN
  1. a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin
  2. 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

How To Use epiphysis In A Sentence

  • The tumor is eccentric, usually metaphyseal, but it may extend into the epiphysis or along the medullary cavity into the diaphysis.
  • Perhaps it is as well to remind the reader here of the nature of the epiphysis.
  • Sometimes the epiphysis is displaced, and sometimes there is displacement (diastasis) of the one bone from the other. Instruments Of Reduction
  • Classification as to Structure: a. Spongy - made up of bony processes called trabeculae giving it a porous appearance; found in the epiphysis and metaphysic of long bones, diploe of flat bones and in the medullary cavities b. Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • Pathology the abundant laying down of osteoid tissue epiphyseal cartilage cells grow very rapidly widening of the epiphysis line Long bone Rachitic rosary Bracelets of wrist and ankle flat bone Craniotabes Square head disorder of new bone formation the bones are soft Bowlegs and knock-knees Pigeon breast Mosby items and derived items © 2005, 2001 by Mosby, Inc. Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • X-rays show the deformity of the head and clear areas in the interior of the upper epiphysis corresponding to the islands of cartilage; these clear areas resemble those due to caseous foci in tuberculous coxitis. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.
  • Impacted fractures 99) A Baker's cyst is 104) The most severe growth disturbance results from a. an implantation dermoid cyst occurring in the palms of which of the following types of epiphyseal injuries: those who work in a bakery a. Separation of the epiphysis at the metaphyseal side of b. a synovial cyst of the wrists of those who knead bread the epiphyseal plate c. a prepatellar bursa b. Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • OF HUMERUS: _Supra-condylar_; _Inter-condylar_; _Separation of epiphysis_; _Fracture of either condyle alone_; _Fracture of either epicondyle alone_ -- FRACTURE OF UPPER END OF ULNA: Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.
  • He argued that the “worm-like appendage” [epiphysis or apophysis] of the cerebellum (nowadays known as the vermis superior cerebelli) is much better qualified to play this role (Kühn 1822, pp. 674-683; May 1968, vol. 1, pp. 418-423). Descartes and the Pineal Gland
  • He argued that the “worm-like appendage” [epiphysis or apophysis] of the cerebellum (nowadays known as the vermis superior cerebelli) is much better qualified to play this role (Kühn 1822, pp. 674-683; May 1968, vol. 1, pp. 418-423). Descartes and the Pineal Gland
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