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epiphyseal plate
- Term ID
- UBERON:0002516
- Synonyms
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- cartilago epiphysialis
- epiphyseal cartilage
- epiphyseal disk
- epiphyseal growth disk
- epiphyseal growth plate
- epiphyseal growth plate cartilage
- lamina epiphysialis
- long bone epiphyseal plate
- physis
- Definition
- A hyaline cartilage plate in the metaphysis at each end of a long bone. The plate is found in children and adolescents; in adults, who have stopped growing, the plate is replaced by an epiphyseal line. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiphyseal_plate
- References
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- BTO:0000412
- EMAPA:35505
- Epiphyseal:plate
- GAID:191
- MA:0002839
- MESH:D006132
- http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/84349008
- Ontology
- Uberon Ontology
- develops into
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- is part of
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- has parts
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- is a type of
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- has subtype
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