Look up: metaphysis

1. metaphysis
   [n] - the growing part of a long bone between the diaphysis and the epiphysis
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2. Metaphysis
   The segment of a long bone located between the articular end part (epiphysis) and the shaft (diaphysis). It consists mostly of cancellous bone, within a thin cortical shell.
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3. Metaphysis
   That part of the bone which is growing between the ends and the shaft.
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4. Metaphysis
   Me·taph'y·sis noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... after + ... nature.] Change of form; transformation.
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5. metaphysis
   A conical section of bone between the epiphysis and diaphysis of long bones. ... Origin: meta-+ G. Physis, growth ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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6. metaphysis
   noun the growing part of a long bone between the diaphysis and the epiphysis
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7. metaphysis
   (mә-taf´ә-sis) the wider part at the end of the shaft of a long bone. adj., metaphys´eal., adj.
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8. Metaphysis
   • (n.) Change of form; transformation.
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9. metaphysis
   (from the article `bone`) ...central region of the bone (diaphysis) is the most clearly tubular. At one or commonly both ends, the diaphysis flares outward and assumes a ...
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10. metaphysis
    Type: Term Pronunciation: mĕ-taf′i-sis, -sēz Definitions: 1. A conic section of bone between the epiphysis and diaphysis of long bones.
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11. METAPHYSIS
    The region immediately beneath the growth plate (epiphysis) of a bone.
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12. METAPHYSIS
    Portion of a long bone, usually funnel-shaped between the shaft (diaphysis) and the epiphyseal (growth) plate. This is a region of growth and remodelling during development.
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13. metaphysis
    Greek meta = after, and physis = growth; hence, the end of the shaft of a bone alongside the epiphysial or growth cartilage; adjective - metaphysial.
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14. Metaphysis
    The `metaphysis` is the wider portion of a long bone adjacent to the epiphyseal plate. It is this part of the bone that grows during childhood; as it grows, it ossifies near the diaphysis and the epiphyses. At roughly 18 to 25 years of age, the metaphysis stops growing altogether and completely ossi...
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