Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Change of nature; transformation; metamorphosis.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Change of form; transformation.
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- noun anatomy The part of a long
bone that grows during development - noun
change ofform ;transformation
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- noun the growing part of a long bone between the diaphysis and the epiphysis
Etymologies
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Examples
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I have heel pain on right side my doctor took xray and said there is metaphysis of the calcaneum and my uric a?
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Because the Gsk3ß-null mice die in utero [48], we analyzed the trabecular bone in the distal femoral metaphysis of mice haploinsufficient for
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Differential diagnosis Chondrodystrophy Special features Protrusion of forehead broad with bulging of metaphysis short and broad fingers lordosis of lumbar spine, kyphosis of hip X-ray: long bones are short, broad and curved metaphysis are broad.
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The syndrome should be more correctly called physeal dysplasia since it is both the growth plate and metaphysis (a section of bone between the epiphysis and the long part of the bone) that are affected.
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It is believed that the disease is caused by the microtrauma or microfracture at the metaphysis and the growth plate of the foot.
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While the decreased BV / TV at the vertebral bodies was attributable to thinning of trabeculae, the LBM at the distal femoral metaphysis was due to decreased trabecular number (Tb. N) and was also associated with decreased connectivity density
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Codmann's triangle is: a. Triangle of metaphysis from which the tumour arises.
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Codmann's triangle is: a. Triangle of metaphysis from which the tumour arises.
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"Growth patterns and metaphyseal irregularities in dogs: a study of 4 large breeds with emphasis on irregularities in the distal metaphysis of the radius and ulna in Newfoundland dogs".
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The location of osteosarcoma in the metaphysis as well as the age of the patients during the most rapid tumour growth suggest that factors related to skeletal growth are involved in the pathogenesis of this tumour.
skipvia commented on the word metaphysis
I discovered this word when I mistyped metaphysics in a review I was writing.
December 26, 2008
mollusque commented on the word metaphysis
An appropriate metamorphosis.
December 26, 2008