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epiphyseal plates

epiphyseal plates is the plural of epiphyseal plate.

Meaning of epiphyseal plate

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

Questions about epiphyseal plates

What is epiphyseal plates the plural of?
Epiphyseal plates is the plural of epiphyseal plate.

Words near epiphyseal plates in the dictionary

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

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