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epífisis
A secondary center of ossification (bone formation) usually located at the ends of long bones, separated from the primary center (diaphysis, the shaft) by cartilage growth plates that fuse when bone elongation is completed.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Archaeology
- Category: Human evolution
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