n.
Pronunciation: i- ' pi-f ə -s ə s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -y · ses \ - ˌ s ē z \
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, growth, from epiphyesthai to grow on, from epi- + phyesthai to grow, middle voice of phyein to bring forth ― more at BE
Date: 1634
1 : a part or process of a bone that ossifies separately and later becomes ankylosed to the main part of the bone especially : an end of a long bone
2 : PINEAL GLAND