epiphysis
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001437
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]. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 MESH:A02.835.232.251 ]
Synonyms: long bone epiphysis, bone epiphysis, end of long bone, epiphyses
Term info
- SCTID:244701002
- UMLS:C1708734 (ncithesaurus:Long_Bone_Epiphysis)
- EMAPA:35508
- Wikipedia:Epiphysis
- MESH:D004838
- MA:0001362
- NCIT:C52722
- FMA:24012
- BTO:0000413
- AAO:0000742
- NCIT:C32529
uberon_slim, pheno_slim, human_reference_atlas
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.
epiphysial, epiphyseal
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/Illu_long_bone.jpg
uberon
UBERON:0001437
Epiphysis
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006776