epiphyseal plate

Noun

Meaning

epiphyseal plate (plural epiphyseal plates)

(anatomy) A plate of hyaline cartilage in the metaphysis at each end of a long bone, where new bone growth takes place.

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Synonyms

growth plate

Close letter words and terms

epiphylospermous epiphyseal epiphyseal closure epiphyseolysis epiphyses epiphysial