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EPIPHYSIS
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Irregular inflected form: epiphyses
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin
Synonyms:
epiphysis; epiphysis cerebri; pineal body; pineal gland
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("epiphysis" is a kind of...):
ductless gland; endocrine; endocrine gland (any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The end of a long bone; initially separated from the main bone by a layer of cartilage that eventually ossifies so the parts become fused
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Hypernyms ("epiphysis" is a kind of...):
long bone; os longum (in limbs of vertebrate animals: a long cylindrical bone that contains marrow)
Derivation:
epiphyseal; epiphysial (relating to the epiphysis of a bone)
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