Epiphysiolysis


epiphysiolysis ep·i·phys·i·ol·y·sis (ěp’ə-fĭz’ē-ŏl’ĭ-sĭs)
n.
The loosening or separation, either partial or complete, of an epiphysis from the shaft of a bone.

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