एक लंबी हड्डी का अंत; शुरुआत में मुख्य हड्डी से उपास्थि की एक परत से अलग हो गए जो अंततः ossififies तो भागों को फ्यूज किया जाता है

epiphyses's Usage Examples:

During the years of rapid bone growth, blood supply to the growing ends of bones (epiphyses) may become insufficient resulting in necrotic bone, usually near joints.

epiphysisber of unfused epiphyses was small compared to earlier periods.

The long bones of the limbs consist of an axis of cartilage; the extremities of the cartilages frequently undergo calcification and are thus converted into epiphyses.

epiphyses's Meaning':

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

Synonyms:

os longum, long bone,

Antonyms:

exocrine,