The head of a long bone that is separated from the shaft by the epiphyseal plate until bone growth stops. At that time, the plate disappears and the head and shaft are united.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D004838
altLabel
Epiphysis
AN
IM GEN or unspecified; NIM with specific long bone IM; DIAPHYSES (shaft of long bones) is also available
AQL
AB AH BS CH CY DE DG EM EN GD IM IN IR ME MI PA PH PP PS RE SU TR UL VI
cui
C0014570
DC
1
definition
The head of a long bone that is separated from the shaft by the epiphyseal plate until bone growth stops. At that time, the plate disappears and the head and shaft are united.
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