Apophysis vs. Epiphysis

Apophysisnoun

(anatomy) A natural outgrowth, swelling or enlargement, usually of an organism; A protuberance on a bone.

Apophysisnoun

(botany) The external part of a cone scale.

Apophysisnoun

(geology) A branch of a dike or vein.

Apophysisnoun

A marked prominence or process on any part of a bone.

Apophysisnoun

An enlargement at the top of a pedicel or stem, as seen in certain mosses.

Apophysisnoun

(botany) a natural swelling or enlargement: at the base of the stalk or seta in certain mosses or on the cone scale of certain conifers

Apophysisnoun

(anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or part such as the process of a vertebra

Epiphysisnoun

(anatomy) The pineal gland.

Epiphysisnoun

(skeleton) The rounded end of any long bone.

Epiphysisnoun

(zoology) A small upper piece of each half of an alveolus of a sea urchin.

Epiphysisnoun

The end, or other superficial part, of a bone, which ossifies separately from the central portion, or diaphysis.

Epiphysisnoun

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

Epiphysisnoun

a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin

Epiphysis

The epiphysis is the rounded end of a long bone, at its joint with adjacent bone(s). Between the epiphysis and diaphysis (the long midsection of the long bone) lies the metaphysis, including the epiphyseal plate (growth plate).