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Epiphysis
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Chapter 7 — Musculoskeletal System
EPI
epiphysis
/ĕ-PĬF-ĭ-sĭs/
anatomy
t
he end part of a long bone, initially growing separately from the shaft
Related anatomys
diaphysis
periosteum
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