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pineal-gland (related)
(Anatomy) A small, pinecone-shaped endocrine gland found near the centre of the brain that produces melatonin.
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pineal body
A small, grayish, cone-shaped, glandular outgrowth from the brain of all vertebrates that produces the hormone melatonin: in lower vertebrates, often visible as an external median eye
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epiphysis cerebri
a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin
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trochlea (related)
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clavicle (related)
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metaphysis (related)
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diaphysis (related)
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popliteal (related)
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fibula (related)
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condyle (related)
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  • In young people X-rays also help to exclude a slipped femoral epiphysis.

  • These bones grow at their ends, in a region called the epiphysis.

  • The bite had left a sub-circular depressed fracture about 6mm across on the dorsal surface of the shaft, just above the distal epiphysis.

  • Slipped upper femoral epiphysis is a common cause of limping and leg pain in adolescents, and the symptoms should be taken seriously.

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