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tidemark

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tidemark,
a transitional zone, appearing as a wavy line, that marks the junction between calcified and uncalcified cartilage.

tidemark
undulating line that forms in the deep layer of the articular plate when growth of the bone ceases. It mineralizes but does not ossify. Called also blue line.


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