Associations to the word «Epiphysis»

Wiktionary

EPIPHYSIS, noun. (anatomy) The pineal gland.
EPIPHYSIS, noun. (skeleton) The rounded end of any long bone.

Dictionary definition

EPIPHYSIS, noun. 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.
EPIPHYSIS, noun. A small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats