The head of a long bone that articulates with a neighboring skeletal element and is separated from the shaft by the epiphyseal plate until bone growth stops. At that time, the plate disappears and the head and shaft are united[MESH,modified]. [ MESH:A02.835.232.251 http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Synonyms: long bone epiphysis bone epiphysis end of long bone epiphyses
Term information
- NCIT:C32529
- MA:0001362
- MESH:D004838
- SCTID:244701002
- AAO:0000742
- FMA:24012
- EMAPA:35508
- BTO:0000413
- NCIT:C52722
- Wikipedia:Epiphysis
uberon_slim, pheno_slim