1.0Glossaryhttps://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossaryGlossaryhttps://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/author/adminglossary/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="L7CR82ywsD"><a href="https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/epiphysis/">Epiphysis</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/epiphysis/embed/#?secret=L7CR82ywsD" width="600" height="338" title="“Epiphysis” — Glossary" data-secret="L7CR82ywsD" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> End of a bone shaft, consisting of trabecular bone covered by a thin cortex.The rounded or bulbous ends of long bones.Enlarged ends of bones where growth centers for long bones are located (epiphyseal plate).The long end of a bone where bone growth occurs.Growth plate of the long bones.Bone-forming center at ends of long bones.The area of growth in a bone which is separated from the main part of the bone by cartilage until bone growth stops.End portion of a long bone, separated by cartilage from the shaft (the diaphysis) until the bone stops growing, at which time the shaft and head unite.The bulbous portion of bone located at the proximal and distal ends of long bones; plural is epiphyses.The end of a long bone, which is initially separated by cartilage from the shaft (diaphysis) of the bone and develops separately. It eventually fuses with the diaphysis to form a complete bone.In the developing infant and child, a secondary bone-forming (ossification) center separated from a parent bone in early life by cartilage. As growth proceeds (at a different time for each epiphysis), it becomes a part of the larger, or parent, bone. It is possible to judge the biological age of a child from the development of these ossification centers as shown radiographically.The epiphysis is the end part of a long bone, for instance, the femur in the legs or the humerus in the arms. It's set apart from the diaphysis, which is the main body of the bone, by a structure known as the epiphyseal plate.During the growth phase, issues impacting the epiphysis or the epiphyseal plate, like inflammation (a condition known as epiphysitis), may hinder the growth of the involved bone, leading to potential deformation.