epiphysis
noun
epiph·y·sis
i-ˈpi-fə-səs 
plural epiphyses
i-ˈpi-fə-ˌsēz
1
: a part or process of a bone that ossifies separately and later becomes ankylosed to the main part of the bone
especially
: an end of a long bone
2
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Meanwhile, the epiphyses on the ischium and the ends of the femur and shin bone (tibia) were well-developed but hadn’t yet fused—in other words, DH7 wasn’t a very young child but was definitely still growing.
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Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 10 Apr. 2020
Vidyadhar Upasani, a pediatric orthopedist at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego, uses 3-D printing to help plan intricate bone procedures to treat, for example, slipped capital femoral epiphysis, the most common hip disorder in adolescents.
—Erin Blakemore, Washington Post, 11 June 2018
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Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 10 Apr. 2020
Vidyadhar Upasani, a pediatric orthopedist at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego, uses 3-D printing to help plan intricate bone procedures to treat, for example, slipped capital femoral epiphysis, the most common hip disorder in adolescents.
—Erin Blakemore, Washington Post, 11 June 2018
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epiphysis
noun
epiph·y·sis
i-ˈpif-ə-səs
plural epiphyses
-ˌsēz
1
: a part or process of a bone that ossifies separately and later becomes ankylosed to the main part of the bone
especially
: the usually rounded end of the shaft of a long bone that is composed mainly of cancellous bone covered by a thin layer of compact bone compare diaphysis
2
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