EPIPHYSIS as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a small endocrine gland in the brain
   • situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum
   • secretes melatonin
   Synonym(s)
   • epiphysis cerebri (what does epiphysis cerebri mean?)
   • pineal body (what does pineal body mean?)
   • pineal gland (what does pineal gland mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) epiphysis is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • endocrine gland (what does endocrine gland mean?)
   • endocrine (what does endocrine mean?)
   • ductless gland (what does ductless gland mean?)
2. Meaning
   • 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
   Hypernyms(s) epiphysis is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • long bone (what does long bone mean?)
   • os longum (what does os longum mean?)