epiphyseal plate

English - Turkish

Definition of epiphyseal plate in English Turkish dictionary

(Anatomi) Uzun kemiklerin eklemlere yakın olan yerlerinde bulunan, uzamak için sürekli bölünen kıkırdak doku tabakası

English - English

Definition of epiphyseal plate in English English dictionary

(Anatomi) The epiphyseal plate (or epiphysial plate, or growth plate) is the cartilage plate in the long bones of children and adolescents. The longitudinal growth of these bones occurs primarily at these plates. Around the age of 17 the epiphyseal cartilage cells stop duplicating and the entire cartilage is slowly replaced by bone. Bone growth stops. Ossification of all bones is usually completed by age 25. Once the adult stage is reached, the only way to manipulate height is modifying bone length via distraction osteogenesis

Hyphenation

ep·i·phys·e·al Plate