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epiphyseal plate

epiphyseal plate noun: a plate of hyaline cartilage in the metaphysis at each end of a long bone, where new bone growth takes place.

Noun

epiphyseal plate (plural epiphyseal plates)

  1. A plate of hyaline cartilage in the metaphysis at each end of a long bone, where new bone growth takes place.
    Synonyms:
    growth plate

epiphyseal plate meaning in Tamil and Arabic

epiphyseal plate in Tamil

முனைவளரித்தகடு

epiphyseal plate in Arabic

Translations
صَفِيحَة مُشَاشِيَّة, صَفِيحَة النُّمُوّ

Synonyms of epiphyseal plate

Forms of epiphyseal plate

pluralepiphyseal plates

Questions about epiphyseal plate

What does epiphyseal plate mean?
Epiphyseal plate means a plate of hyaline cartilage in the metaphysis at each end of a long bone, where new bone growth takes place.
What is epiphyseal plate in Tamil?
Epiphyseal plate in Tamil is முனைவளரித்தகடு. See Epiphyseal plate meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is epiphyseal plate?
Epiphyseal plate is a noun.
What is the plural of epiphyseal plate?
The plural of epiphyseal plate is epiphyseal plates.

Words near epiphyseal plate in the dictionary

  1. epiphyllous
  2. epiphylls
  3. epiphyllum
  4. epiphyllums
  5. epiphyseal
  6. epiphyseal plate
  7. epiphyseal plates
  8. epiphyseolysis
  9. epiphyses
  10. epiphysial
  11. epiphysiodesis

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