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epiphysis
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The head of a long bone that articulates with a neighboring skeletal element and 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[MESH,modified]. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Term info
Label
epiphysis
Synonyms
- bone epiphysis
- end of long bone
- epiphyses
- long bone epiphysis
Subsets
uberon_slim, pheno_slim
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/Illu_long_bone.jpg
external definition
Cartilaginous expansion at the distal end of an anterior rib or transverse process that serves for the attachment of muscles suspending the pectoral girdle to the vertebral column.[AAO], Subdivision of long bone which forms its expanded proximal or distal articular end; together with other the subdivisions of long bone, it constitutes the long bone. Examples: proximal epiphysis of humerus, distal epiphysis of femur.
has obo namespace
uberon
has relational adjective
epiphysial, epiphyseal
id
UBERON:0001437
see also
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006776
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