epiphysial plate n.
See epiphysial cartilage.
epiphysiolysis ep·i·phys·i·ol·y·sis (ěp’ə-fĭz’ē-ŏl’ĭ-sĭs) n. The loosening or separation, either partial or complete, of an epiphysis from the shaft of a bone.
[ih-pif-uh-sis] /ɪˈpɪf ə sɪs/ noun, plural epiphyses [ih-pif-uh-seez] /ɪˈpɪf əˌsiz/ (Show IPA). Anatomy. 1. 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. 2. . /ɪˈpɪfɪsɪs/ noun (pl) -ses (-ˌsiːz) 1. the end of a […]
epiphysitis e·piph·y·si·tis (ĭ-pĭf’ĭ-sī’tĭs) n. Inflammation of an epiphysis.
[ep-uh-fahyt] /ˈɛp əˌfaɪt/ noun, Botany. 1. a plant that grows above the ground, supported nonparasitically by another plant or object, and deriving its nutrients and water from rain, the air, dust, etc.; air plant; aerophyte. /ˈɛpɪˌfaɪt/ noun 1. a plant that grows on another plant but is not parasitic on it n. 1816 (implied in […]