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epiphysis
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epiphysis [ə′pif·ə·səs]
(anatomy)
The end portion of a long bone in vertebrates.


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The femora and tibiae were removed, the epiphyses and soft tissues were discarded, and the bone marrow was flushed out with a 25-gauge 5/8-inch needle (Becton-Dickinson, Franklin Lakes, NJ).
These stresses, which put all dancers at risk for injury, are most traumatic in the developing skeletons of younger dancers with open epiphyses (the growth plates at the ends of long bones).
The most consistent radiologic findings in SED are a dysplastic odontoid process, flattened vertebrae, and small and deformed femoral epiphyses (long-bone metaphyseal involvement is variable).
 
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