hóu骺
骺
technical
noun
Meaning of 骺
骺 means epiphysis; the end part of a long bone, covered with cartilage during growth. Pronounced hóu.
- epiphysis; the end part of a long bone, covered with cartilage during growth
Character Info
Radical骨
Strokes15
Components
骨
后
Stroke Order
骺
Definitions & Examples
Yī医
shēng生
shuō说
hái孩
zi子
de的
hóu骺
hái还
méi没
yǒu有
wán完
quán全
bì闭
hé合
，
hái还
néng能
zhǎng长
gāo高
。
The doctor said the child's epiphysis hasn't fully closed yet, so he can still grow taller.
Cháng长
gǔ骨
de的
hóu骺
duān端
fēn分
bù布
zhe着
dà大
liàng量
de的
ruǎn软
gǔ骨
xì细
bāo胞
。
The epiphyseal ends of long bones contain a large number of cartilage cells.
Qīng青
chūn春
qī期
hòu后
，
hóu骺
xiàn线
huì会
zhú逐
jiàn渐
gǔ骨
huà化
bì闭
hé合
。
After puberty, the epiphyseal line will gradually ossify and close.
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