Secondary ossification center

Definition

A secondary ossification center is the area of ossification that appears after the primary ossification center has already appeared - most of which appear during the postnatal and adolescent years. Most bones have more than one secondary ossification center. In long bones, the secondary centres appear in the epiphyses.

Also known as centrum ossificationis secundarium, secondary ossification centre — per UBERON

The Secondary ossification center is a part of the Musculoskeletal.