The extremities do not, however, become joined to the body of the bone by bony tissue until growth has ceased; between the body and either extremity a layer of cartilaginous tissue termed the epiphysial cartilage persists for a definite period.    From Wordnik.com.  [II. Osteology. 2. Bone] Reference

The exact significance of these roots is a matter for speculation, but it seems possible that they are epiphysial structures remotely comparable with the epiphysial (pineal) complex of the craniate vertebrates.    From Wordnik.com.  [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy"] Reference

The changes in the epiphysial junction can be demonstrated in skiagrams.    From Wordnik.com.  [Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.] Reference

The lateral malleolus is broken across its base, or, in young subjects, along the epiphysial line.    From Wordnik.com.  [Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.] Reference

After an epiphysial separation, the growth of the limb is sometimes, although not always, interfered with.    From Wordnik.com.  [Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.] Reference

Impairment of growth and eventual shortening of the limb may result from involvement of an epiphysial junction.    From Wordnik.com.  [Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.] Reference

In addition to these there is a secondary center for a thin epiphysial plate on the under surface of the body of the bone.    From Wordnik.com.  [II. Osteology. 3a. 4. The Sacral and Coccygeal Vertebræ] Reference

In this cartilage, rudiments of the lower epiphysial lamella of the atlas and the upper epiphysial lamella of the axis may sometimes be found.    From Wordnik.com.  [II. Osteology. 3a. 4. The Sacral and Coccygeal Vertebræ] Reference

The epiphysial cartilage of the tibia lies above the level of this synovial cavity, but that of the fibula is included within its limits (Fig. 93).    From Wordnik.com.  [Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.] Reference

In young subjects, for example, epiphysial lines may be mistaken for fractures, or the ossifying centres of epiphyses for separated fragments of bone.    From Wordnik.com.  [Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.] Reference

They increase in length by ossification continuing to extend behind the epiphysial cartilage, which goes on growing in advance of the ossifying process.    From Wordnik.com.  [II. Osteology. 2. Bone] Reference

The epiphysial cartilage at the lower end of the fibula lies on the level of the talo-tibial articulation, while that of the tibia is about half an inch higher.    From Wordnik.com.  [Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.] Reference

The apex of the odontoid process has a separate center which appears in the second and joins about the twelfth year; this is the upper epiphysial lamella of the atlas.    From Wordnik.com.  [II. Osteology. 3a. 4. The Sacral and Coccygeal Vertebræ] Reference

The fingers are now carried over the acromion, which often exhibits in the situation of its epiphysial cartilage a prominent ridge, which must not be mistaken for a fracture.    From Wordnik.com.  [Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.] Reference

On each lateral surface two epiphysial plates are developed (Figs. 109, 110): one for the auricular surface, and another for the remaining part of the thin lateral edge of the bone.    From Wordnik.com.  [II. Osteology. 3a. 4. The Sacral and Coccygeal Vertebræ] Reference

As a rule the epiphysis is not completely separated from the diaphysis, the common lesion being a separation along part of the epiphysial line, with a fracture running into the diaphysis (Fig. 8).    From Wordnik.com.  [Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.] Reference

In young subjects, infective processes result chiefly from extension of disease from the upper epiphysial junction of the humerus, which is partly included within the limits of the synovial cavity.    From Wordnik.com.  [Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.] Reference

—The body of each sacral vertebra is ossified from a primary center and two epiphysial plates, one for its upper and another for its under surface, while each vertebral arch is ossified from two centers.    From Wordnik.com.  [II. Osteology. 3a. 4. The Sacral and Coccygeal Vertebræ] Reference

About the sixteenth year the epiphysial plates for the upper and under surfaces of the bodies are formed; and between the eighteenth and twentieth years, those for the lateral surfaces make their appearance.    From Wordnik.com.  [II. Osteology. 3a. 4. The Sacral and Coccygeal Vertebræ] Reference

—Each rib, with the exception of the last two, is ossified from four centers; a primary center for the body, and three epiphysial centers, one for the head and one each for the articular and non-articular parts of the tubercle.    From Wordnik.com.  [II. Osteology. 4b. The Ribs] Reference

In cases of traumatic origin -- epiphysial separation -- Sprengel has obtained good results by forcibly abducting and internally rotating the limb under an anæsthetic, and then applying a plaster-case which extends down to the knee.    From Wordnik.com.  [Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.] Reference

# -- The surgical neck of the humerus extends from the level of the epiphysial junction to the insertion of the pectoralis major and teres major muscles, and it is within these limits that most fractures of the upper end of bone occur.    From Wordnik.com.  [Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.] Reference

The adductor tubercle, which is situated on the upper and back part of the medial epicondyle, gives attachment to the round tendon of the adductor magnus, and marks the level of the epiphysial line and of the upper limit of the trochlear surface of the femur.    From Wordnik.com.  [Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.] Reference

Strain of the epiphysial junction -- the.    From Wordnik.com.  [Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.] Reference