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epiphyses

epiphyses is the plural of epiphysis.

Meaning of epiphysis

Noun

epiphysis (plural epiphyses)

  1. The pineal gland.
  2. The rounded end of any long bone.
  3. A small upper piece of each half of an alveolus of a sea urchin.

Questions about epiphyses

What is epiphyses the plural of?
Epiphyses is the plural of epiphysis.

Words near epiphyses in the dictionary

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

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