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epiphysis::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | epiphysis cerebri, pineal body, pineal gland |
| Type of | ductless gland, endocrine, endocrine gland |
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At the conclusion of puberty, the ends of the long bones close during the process called epiphysis.
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Inputs are passed on by the sensory organs to the epiphysis in the brain and from there to the immaterial spirit.
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Descartes believed inputs are passed on by the sensory organs to the epiphysis in the brain and from there to the immaterial spirit.
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At the age of 14, Gates was injured while playing touch football, fracturing the ball and socket joint of his hip, resulting in a slipped epiphysis.
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In older people, the lesion typically appears as an area of osteosclerotic bone with a radiolucent line between the osteochondral defect and the epiphysis.
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Degeneration of this area, called osteonecrosis of the capital femoral epiphysis, is a common problem among children undergoing chemotherapy for leukemia or lymphoma.
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Lesions are symmetrical, most common in the elbows, tibia, and fibula, and characteristically cause separation of an epiphysis and marked periosteal reactions.
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- 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
- Pineal gland: a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin
- The epiphysis is the rounded end of a long bone, at its joint with adjacent bone(s). Between the epiphysis and diaphysis (the long midsection of the long bone) lies the metaphysis, including the epiphyseal plate (growth plate). ...
- The pineal gland; The rounded end of any long bone
- (EPIphyses) ENDS, each end of the bone
- (epiphyses) The end portions of long bones where growth occurs.
- Normal outgrowth that is either entirely cartilaginous or separated from the shaft by a disc made of cartilage. They are parts of a bone formed from a secondary center of ossification usually found on the margin of flat bones at projecting bony parts (processes) during the period of growth. ...
- Considered a secondary center of ossification. This secondary center of ossification appears at the ends of long bone.
- Pertaining to the end of long bones, usually wider than the shaft.
