Definition of Metaphysis. Meaning of Metaphysis. Synonyms of Metaphysis

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Definition of Metaphysis

Metaphysis
Metaphysis Me*taph"y*sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? after + ? nature.] Change of form; transformation.

Meaning of Metaphysis from wikipedia

- The metaphysis (pl.: metaphyses) is the neck portion of a long bone between the epiphysis and the diaphysis. It contains the growth plate, the part of...
- epiphysis, sparing the metaphysis: 8% incidence Type IV – A fracture through all three elements of the bone, the growth plate, metaphysis, and epiphysis: 10%...
- occurs. Ewing sarcoma tends to occur at the diaphysis. Long bone Epiphysis Metaphysis OED 2nd edition, 1989. Entry "diaphysis" in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary...
- adult humans, it marks the point of fusion between the epiphysis and the metaphysis. The epiphyseal line serves no function in the bone, being purely vestigial...
- (physis), which results in slippage of the overlying end of the femur (metaphysis). Normally, the head of the femur, called the capital, should sit squarely...
- fifth metatarsal bone: - Proximal diaphysis, typically stress fracture. - Metaphysis: Jones fracture -Tuberosity: Pseudo-Jones fracture (avulsion fracture)...
- does not need contrast medium administration. ADC ratio of the femoral metaphysis was positively correlated with the Herring classification. ADC ratio superior...
- active in the metaphysis and interphalangeal joints. FGFR1 is an isoform active in the diaphysis. FGFR2-Bek is active in the metaphysis, as well as the...
- fifth metatarsal bone: - Proximal diaphysis, typically stress fracture. - Metaphysis: Jones fracture -Tuberosity: Pseudo-Jones fracture (avulsion fracture)...
- epiphysis and metaphysis. In the long bones of humans, the epiphyseal plate disappears by twenty years of age. physis, "the growth part" metaphysis The region...