Medical term:
epiphysiolysis
epiphysiolysis
[ep″ĭ-fiz″e-ol´ĭ-sis]separation of the epiphysis from the diaphysis of a bone.
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ep·i·phys·i·ol·y·sis
(ep'i-fiz-ē-ol'i-sis),Loosening or separation, either partial or complete, of an epiphysis from the metaphysis of a bone.
[epiphysis + G. lysis, loosening]
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ep·i·phys·i·ol·y·sis
(ep'i-fiz-ē-ol'i-sis)1. Loosening or separation, either partial or complete, of an epiphysis from the shaft of a bone.
2. Arrest of growth by ablation of the growth plate cartilage.
[epiphysis + G. lysis, loosening]
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epiphysiolysis
Separation of an EPIPHYSIS from the shaft of a bone.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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