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Fixation of bone-forming center to the bone shaft. The scraping and surgical obliteration of the growth plate of a bone.  

Bone-forming center at ends of long bones. Referring to an epiphysis.  

Increase of body’s defensive power.  

Above the diaphragm.  

Upper part of throat behind the nose.  

Above or on the ear.  

Fibrous tissue covering a nerve. A sheath of connective tissue round a nerve. Connective tissue sheath surrounding a nerve fiber. The outer sheath of connective tissue that encloses the bundles (fascicles) of fibers that make up a nerve.  

The adrenal gland on upper pole of kidney.  

Downward curvature caused by greater growth of upper surface of an organ. The phenomenon of a petiole’s downward bending, resulting in an obtuse angle between its base and the stem, is referred to as “petiole nutation.” The orientation of the lamina, or blade of the leaf, may either be vertical with the apex hanging downwards,…

Fibrous sheath enclosing entire muscle. A connective tissue binding striated muscle fibres. Fibrous tissue surrounding a muscle. The outermost sheath of connective tissue that surrounds a skeletal muscle. It consists of irregularly distributed collagenous, reticular, and elastic fibers; connective tissue cells; and fat cells.