The head of a long bone that articulates with a neighboring skeletal element and is separated from the shaft by the epiphyseal plate until bone growth stops. At that time, the plate disappears and the head and shaft are united[MESH,modified]. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 MESH:A02.835.232.251 ]
Synonyms: long bone epiphysis bone epiphysis end of long bone epiphyses
Term information
- NCIT:C52722
- MESH:D004838
- UMLS:C1708734 (ncithesaurus:Long_Bone_Epiphysis)
- null:http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/244701002
- null:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C1708734
- FMA:24012
- MA:0001362
- null:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiphysis
- AAO:0000742
- EMAPA:35508
- BTO:0000413
- NCIT:C32529
uberon_slim, pheno_slim
Cartilaginous expansion at the distal end of an anterior rib or transverse process that serves for the attachment of muscles suspending the pectoral girdle to the vertebral column.[AAO]
Subdivision of long bone which forms its expanded proximal or distal articular end; together with other the subdivisions of long bone, it constitutes the long bone. Examples: proximal epiphysis of humerus, distal epiphysis of femur.