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An epiphysis that curves around from its transverse orientation to a longitudinal one from proximal to distal along one side of the phalanx, thus resembling the letter \'C\' and forming a bracket around the diaphysis. This results in a so called delta phalanx characterized by a triangular or trapezoidal shaped bone with a C-shaped epiphyseal plate. [HPO:probinson, PMID:24432108]
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