English Explanatory Dictionary

epiphyseal plate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A plate of hyaline cartilage in the metaphysis at each end of a long bone, where new bone growth takes place.

Word forms

epiphyseal plate epiphyseal plates

Synonyms

growth plate
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