— epiphyseal /ep'euh fiz"ee euhl, i pif'euh see"euhl, -zee"-/ , epiphysial , adj.
/i pif"euh sis/ , n. , pl. epiphyses /-seez'/ . Anat.
1. a part or process of a bone separated from the main body of the bone by a layer of cartilage and subsequently uniting with the bone through further ossification.
2. See pineal gland .
[ 1625-35; epíphysis a growth upon, equiv. to epi- EPI- + phýsis growth ( phý ( ein ) to make grow, bring forth, produce + -sis -SIS) ]