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epiphysis   (TTS Sound)

The noun epiphysis has 2 senses

• epiphysis -- (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, pineal body, epiphysis cerebri, epiphysis -- (a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin)