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Epiphysis
‖
E-piph′y-sis
,Noun.
pl.
Epiphyses
(#)
. [NL., fr. Gr.
ἐπίφυσις
, fr. ἐπιφύειν
to grow upon; ἐπί
upon + φύειν
to grow.] (Anat.)
(a)
The end, or other superficial part, of a bone, which ossifies separately from the central portion, or
diaphysis
. (b)
The cerebral epiphysis, or pineal gland. See
Pineal gland
, under Pineal
.