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the end of a long bone; initially separated from the main bone by a layer of cartilage that eventually ossifies so the parts become fused pineal gland: a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin
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The end of a long bone in humans and other mammals that hardens and attaches to the shaft of the bone with age.
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The long-bone endcap. The epiphyses join at the ends of the diaphysis of each long bone.
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A secondary center of ossification (bone formation) usually located at the ends of long bones, separated from the primary center (diaphysis, the shaft) by cartilage growth plates that fuse when bone elongation is completed.
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A secondary bone forming centre attached to a bone and separated from it by cartilage.
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