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Pronunciation: e-pif′i-sis, -sēz
Definition: A part of a long bone developed from a secondary center of ossification, distinct from that of the shaft, and separated at first from the latter by a layer of cartilage.
[G. an excrescence, fr. epi, upon, + physis, growth]
Examples: glitazone, GI cocktail, etc.
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