Epiphysis
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epiphysis-182-14824968
title:
Epiphysis
text:
An epiphysis is one of the rounded ends or tips of a long bone that ossify from a secondary center of ossification. Between the epiphysis and diaphysis lies the metaphysis, including the epiphyseal plate. At the joint, the epiphysis is covered with articular cartilage; below that covering is a zone similar to the epiphyseal plate, known as subchondral bone. The epiphysis is found only in mammals which means it is a mammalian synapomorphy. The epiphysis is filled with red bone marrow, which produ
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description:
End of a long bone that ossifies from a secondary center
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiphysis
date created:
2004-01-04T05:38:34Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T14:07:19Z
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