epífisis
Spanish, noun[eˈpifisis]
epífisis is spelled E-P-Í-F-I-S-I-S (8 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written Spanish, the 128,005th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Epífisis is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “epiphysis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Órgano nervioso, pequeño y rudimentario, situado en la base del encéfalo, con probable función endocrina. Se…”.
What does epífisis mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineepiphysis
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Órgano nervioso, pequeño y rudimentario, situado en la base del encéfalo, con probable función endocrina. Se llama también "glándula pineal" 2. Parte extrema de los huesos largos de naturaleza parcialmente cartilaginosa
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce epífisis?
- [eˈpifisis]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is epífisis in Spanish?
epífisis appears about once in every 12 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).