extraepiphyseal

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adjective

Outside of the epiphysis.

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Meanings

adjectiveextraepiphyseal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOutside of the epiphysis.

    All of them bear a specific risk for growth disturbances, either through indirect growth changes in extraepiphyseal surgical procedures or through growth plate injuries in epiphyseal or transphyseal techniques […]

    2015 May 10, Romain Seil, Frederick K Weitz, Dietrich Pape, “Surgical-experimental principles of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with open growth plates”, in Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics, volume 2, →DOI

Origin

From extra- + epiphyseal.

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APA

extraepiphyseal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extraepiphyseal

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“extraepiphyseal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extraepiphyseal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extraepiphyseal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extraepiphyseal.

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