epiphysis /ep-ifˈi-sis/

1. Any portion of a bone having its own centre of ossification
2. The pineal gland (epiphysis cerebri)
3. An ossicle of Aristotle's lantern in a sea-urchin
4. An upgrowth around the hilum of a seed

epiphyseal /-fizˈi-əl/ adjective

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