épiphyse
French, noun\e.pi.fiz\
épiphyse is spelled É-P-I-P-H-Y-S-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written French, the 115,758th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Épiphyse is a French feminine noun meaning “epiphysis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Éminence osseuse qui, unie au corps d’un os par le moyen d’un cartilage, se change en apophyse par les…”.
What does épiphyse mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineepiphysis
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Éminence osseuse qui, unie au corps d’un os par le moyen d’un cartilage, se change en apophyse par les progrès de l’ossification. 2. Synonyme de glande pinéale.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of épiphyse
- épiphyses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce épiphyse?
- \e.pi.fiz\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to épiphyse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is épiphyse in French?
épiphyse appears about once in every 13 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).