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epiphysiodesis
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Etymology
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From
epiphysis
+
-o-
+
-desis
.
Noun
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epiphysiodesis
(
uncountable
)
A
pediatric
surgical
procedure
in which the
epiphyseal
plate
of a
bone
is
fused
either temporarily or permanently to delay growth of a
long bone
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tenoepiphysiodesis
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