epiphyses


e·piph·y·sis

E0180900 (ĭ-pĭf′ĭ-sĭs)n. pl. e·piph·y·ses (-sēz′) 1. The end of a long bone that is originally separated from the main bone by a layer of cartilage but later becomes united to the main bone through ossification.2. See pineal gland.
[Greek epiphusis, an excrescence : epi-, epi- + phusis, growth; see bheuə- in Indo-European roots.]
ep′i·phys′i·al (ĕp′ə-fĭz′ē-əl), ep′i·phys′e·al adj.

epiphyses

The ends of a long bone.