Meanings
nounepiphysis (plural epiphyses)
plural epiphyses
- anatomyThe pineal gland.
- anatomyThe rounded end of any long bone.
- biologyA small upper piece of each half of an alveolus of a sea urchin.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin
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Translations
Arabic مُشَاشَة
- مُشَاشَة (mušāša)rounded end of any long bone
Catalan epífisi
- epífisirounded end of any long bone
Czech epifýza, přírost
- epifýzarounded end of any long bone
- přírostrounded end of any long bone
Danish epifyse
- epifyserounded end of any long bone
Finnish epifyysi, pääteosa
- epifyysirounded end of any long bone
- pääteosarounded end of any long bone
French épiphyse
- épiphyserounded end of any long bone
Irish eipifís
- eipifísrounded end of any long bone
Latin epiphysis
- epiphysisrounded end of any long bone
Malay epifisis
- epifisisrounded end of any long bone
Norwegian Bokmål epifyse
- epifyserounded end of any long bone
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epiphysis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epiphysis
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“epiphysis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epiphysis. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epiphysis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epiphysis.
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