Difference between revisions of "epiphysis"
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|lexical category=noun; plural <b>epiphyses</b> | |lexical category=noun; plural <b>epiphyses</b> | ||
|etymology=Greek <i>epi</i>, upon; <i>phyein</i>, cause to grow | |etymology=Greek <i>epi</i>, upon; <i>phyein</i>, cause to grow | ||
| − | |definition=1. ([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) In Lepidoptera, a lamellate spur or process on the inner surface of the fore tibia bearing a dense brushlike array of setae. | + | |definition=1. ([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) In Lepidoptera, a [[lamellate]] [[spur]] or [[process]] on the inner surface of the [[fore]] [[tibia]] bearing a dense brushlike array of setae. |
| − | 2. ([[Echinodermata]]: Echinoidea) One of 5 small peripheral bars in Aristotle's lantern. | + | 2. ([[Echinodermata]]: Echinoidea) One of 5 small [[peripheral]] bars in Aristotle's [[lantern]]. |
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[[Category:Disambiguation page necessary]] | [[Category:Disambiguation page necessary]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:40, 13 September 2013
epiphysis (noun; plural epiphyses; Greek epi, upon; phyein, cause to grow): 1. (Arthropoda: Insecta) In Lepidoptera, a lamellate spur or process on the inner surface of the fore tibia bearing a dense brushlike array of setae.2. (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) One of 5 small peripheral bars in Aristotle's lantern.
