2. / Dictionary
  3. / Index E

epiphysis: Meaning and Definition of

e•piph•y•sis

Pronunciation: (i-pif'u-sis), [key]
— pl. -ses
  1. a part or process of a bone separated from the main body of the bone by a layer of cartilage and subsequently uniting with the bone through further ossification.
  2. See
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
epiphyllum epiphyte
sandbbox logo
©2022 Sandbox Networks Inc. All rights reserved. Sandbox Learning is part of Sandbox & Co., a digital learning company.