epiphyseal plate
epiphyseal plate · epiphyseal plates
Epiphysenfuge, Wachstumsfuge
A plate of hyaline cartilage in the metaphysis at each end of a long bone, where new…A plate of hyaline cartilage in the metaphysis at each end of a long bone, where new bone growth takes place.
» Once the epiphyseal plates close, you can't grow any taller.
megamanenm · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesA plate of hyaline cartilage in the metaphysis at each end of a long bone, where new bone growth takes place.
Epiphysenfuge, Wachstumsfuge
Examples
1 sentencesOnce the epiphyseal plates close, you can't grow any taller.
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plural: epiphyseal plates| Singular | epiphyseal plate |
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