loading...| Preferred Name |
epiphysis |
| Synonyms |
end of long bone bone epiphysis epiphyses long bone epiphysis |
| Definitions |
The head of a long bone that articulates with a neighboring skeletal element and is separated from the shaft by the epiphyseal plate until bone growth stops. At that time, the plate disappears and the head and shaft are united[MESH,modified]. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001437 |
| contributes to morphology of | |
| database_cross_reference |
MA:0001362 Wikipedia:Epiphysis SCTID:244701002 UMLS:C1708734 AAO:0000742 FMA:24012 BTO:0000413 NCIT:C52722 EMAPA:35508 NCIT:C32529 MESH:D004838 |
| definition |
The head of a long bone that articulates with a neighboring skeletal element and is separated from the shaft by the epiphyseal plate until bone growth stops. At that time, the plate disappears and the head and shaft are united[MESH,modified]. |
| depicted by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/Illu_long_bone.jpg |
| external_definition |
Cartilaginous expansion at the distal end of an anterior rib or transverse process that serves for the attachment of muscles suspending the pectoral girdle to the vertebral column.[AAO] Subdivision of long bone which forms its expanded proximal or distal articular end; together with other the subdivisions of long bone, it constitutes the long bone. Examples: proximal epiphysis of humerus, distal epiphysis of femur. |
| has exact synonym |
end of long bone bone epiphysis epiphyses long bone epiphysis |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_relational_adjective |
epiphyseal epiphysial |
| id |
UBERON:0001437 |
| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#uberon_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
| label |
epiphysis |
| notation |
UBERON:0001437 |
| prefLabel |
epiphysis |
| present_in_taxon | |
| see also | |
| subClassOf |