Meanings
nounepiphyseal plate (plural epiphyseal plates)
plural epiphyseal plates
- anatomyA plate of hyaline cartilage in the metaphysis at each end of a long bone, where new bone growth takes place.
Synonyms: growth plate
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA plate of hyaline cartilage in the metaphysis at each end of a long bone, where new bone growth takes place.
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Arabic صَفِيحَة مُشَاشِيَّة, صَفِيحَة النُّمُوّ
- صَفِيحَة مُشَاشِيَّةTranslations
- صَفِيحَة النُّمُوّTranslations
Czech růstová ploténka
- růstová ploténkaTranslations
German Epiphysenfuge, Wachstumsfuge
- EpiphysenfugeTranslations
- WachstumsfugeTranslations
Latin lāmina epiphysiālis
- lāmina epiphysiālisTranslations
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