Term Name: | epiphyseal plate |
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Synonyms: | cartilago epiphysialis, epiphyseal cartilage, epiphyseal disk, epiphyseal growth disk, epiphyseal growth plate, epiphyseal growth plate cartilage, lamina epiphysialis, long bone epiphyseal plate, physis |
Definition: | A hyaline cartilage plate in the metaphysis at each end of a long bone. The plate is found in children and adolescents; in adults, who have stopped growing, the plate is replaced by an epiphyseal line. |
Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0002516] |