Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Abnormal growth plate morphology
HP:0025368
What it means
A structural anomaly of the growth plates (epiphyseal plates), areas of cartilage located near the ends of long bones that are located between the metaphysis (widened part of the shaft of the bone) and the epiphysis (end of the bone) and in which growth occurs in the developing bone. After conclusion of bone growth, the growth plates ossify (harden into solid bone).
Part of the broader category
Also called: Abnormality of growth plate morphology
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