OSTEO-EPIPHYSIS

(Lat.), n. f. O2st-e"-o(o3)-e2p-i2f'i2(u)- si2s. Gen., -phys'eos (-iph'ysis). From cort'ov, a bone, and eTrit^uo-is, an epiphysis (1st def.). A bony epiphysis. [B.] O. anterior. An epiphysis forming the apex of the acromiou. [L, 31.] O. apicis proce us coracoidei. An epiphysis near the apex of the coracoid proce of the scapula, with which it unites in adult life. [L.] O. bicipital is. Of Uffelmann, the upper part of the wall of the glenoid cavity. [A, 8.] O. media. An epiphysis carrying the surface of the acromion, articulating with the clavicle, and uniting with the scapula in adult life. [L.] O. posterior. An epiphysis lying between the spine of the scapula and the acromion, and uniting with the spine in adult life. [L.] O. quadrangular is. A quadrangular epiphysis near the spine of the scapula, at about the point where its border becomes triangular, which unites with the spine in adult life. [L.] [s. 182]