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EPIPHYSEAL PLATE

\ˈɛpɪfˌa͡ɪsə͡l plˈe͡ɪt], \ˈɛpɪfˌa‍ɪsə‍l plˈe‍ɪt], \ˈɛ_p_ɪ_f_ˌaɪ_s_əl p_l_ˈeɪ_t]\

Definitions of EPIPHYSEAL PLATE

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1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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The area between the epiphysis and the diaphysis within which bone growth occurs.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Syn.: epiphyseal disks. The disklike epiphyses at each end of the centrum of a vertebra.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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