An anomaly of epiphysis, which is the expanded articular end of a long bone that developes from a secondary ossification center, and which during the period of growth is either entirely cartilaginous or is separated from the shaft by a cartilaginous disk.
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Abnormal shape of end part of bone; Abnormality of epiphysis morphology; Abnormality of the epiphyses; Anomaly of the epiphyses; Epiphyseal abnormality