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extraepiphyseal

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English

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Etymology

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From extra- +‎ epiphyseal.

Adjective

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extraepiphyseal (not comparable)

  1. Outside of the epiphysis.
    • 2015 May 10, Romain Seil, Frederick K Weitz, Dietrich Pape, “Surgical-experimental principles of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with open growth plates”, in Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics[1], volume 2, →DOI:
      All of them bear a specific risk for growth disturbances, either through indirect growth changes in extraepiphyseal surgical procedures or through growth plate injuries in epiphyseal or transphyseal techniques []