epiphysis

epiphy·sis (ē pif′ə sis)

noun pl. -·ses′-sēz′

the end part of a long bone which is at first separated from the main part by cartilage, but later fuses with it by ossification
the pineal body

Etymology: ModL < Gr epiphysis, a growth upon, excrescence < epiphyein, to grow upon < epi-, upon + phyein, to grow: see bondage

ep′i·phys′·eal adjective or epi·phys·ialep′ə fiz′ē əl

Converse of object

Adjective modifier

femoral: In young people X-rays also help to exclude a slipped femoral epiphysis.
distal: The bite had left a sub-circular depressed fracture about 6mm across on the dorsal surface of the shaft, just above the distal epiphysis.
upper: Slipped upper femoral epiphysis is a common cause of limping and leg pain in adolescents, and the symptoms should be taken seriously.
proximal: The two bones were Ovis or Capra femur and were articulated, an unfused proximal epiphysis and the shaft from the same individual.
unfused: The number of unfused epiphyses was small compared to earlier periods.

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