E-pĭp'hy-sĭs, n.
n. [Gr. ἐπίφυσις, from ἐπιφύειν, to grow upon or over, from ἐπί and φύειν, to grow.] (Anat.) A portion of a bone separated from the body of the bone by cartilage, which becomes converted into a bone by age.
n. [Gr. ἐπίφυσις, from ἐπιφύειν, to grow upon or over, from ἐπί and φύειν, to grow.] (Anat.) A portion of a bone separated from the body of the bone by cartilage, which becomes converted into a bone by age.