EPIPHYSEAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does epiphyseal mean? 

• EPIPHYSEAL (adjective)
  The adjective EPIPHYSEAL has 1 sense:

1. relating to the epiphysis of a bone

  Familiarity information: EPIPHYSEAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EPIPHYSEAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to the epiphysis of a bone

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

epiphyseal; epiphysial

Pertainym:

epiphysis (the end of a long bone; initially separated from the main bone by a layer of cartilage that eventually ossifies so the parts become fused)

Derivation:

epiphysis (the end of a long bone; initially separated from the main bone by a layer of cartilage that eventually ossifies so the parts become fused)

 Context examples 

A rare low grade variant of chondrosarcoma which arises most commonly in the epiphyseal ends of long bones.

(Clear Cell Chondrosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

It usually arises in the epiphyseal ends of long bones.

(Clear Cell Chondrosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)