metaphysis /me·taph·y·sis/ (mĕ-taf´ĭ-sis) pl. metaph´yses [Gr.] the wider part at the end of a long bone, adjacent to the epiphyseal disk.
metaphysis
metaphysis (m
taf´isis),
me·taph·y·sis (m -t f -ss)n. pl. me·taph·y·ses (-s  z ) The zone of growth between the epiphysis and diaphysis during development of a bone. met a·physi·al (m t -fz-l) adj. |
metaphysis
[mətaf′əsis]
Etymology: Gk, meta + phyein, to grow
a region of a growing long bone in which diaphysis and epiphysis converge. metaphyseal, adj.
metaphysis (m
taf´isis),n the line of junction of the epiphysis with the diaphysis of a long bone.
metaphysis
pl. metaphyses [Gr.] the wider part at the end of the shaft of a long bone, adjacent to the epiphyseal disk.
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