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epiph·y·sis
\ə̇ˈpifəsə̇s\ noun
(plural epiphy·ses \-əˌsēz\)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from epiphyesthai to grow on (from epi- + phyesthai to grow, passive of phyein to bring forth) + -sis — more at be
1. : a part or process of a bone that ossifies separately and later becomes ankylosed to the main part of the bone; especially : one of the ends of the long bones of the limbs in higher vertebrates — distinguished from diaphysis
2. : pineal body
3. : a movable process of the tibia of certain lepidopterous insects |