epiphyseal plate the thin plate of cartilage between the epiphysis and the shaft of a long bone; it is the site of growth in length and is obliterated by epiphyseal closure. equatorial plate the collection of chromosomes at the equator of the spindle in mitosis.
howell-jolly body. n. A spherical granule often observed in the stroma of a red blood cell, especially after a splenectomy.
The raw, bluesy swamp-rock sound of the original Suzy Susie-Qâ¦ (Mike Silva / The Shreveportâ¦) Dale Hawkins, a singer-guitarist best known for his 1957 hit âSusie-Q,â which became a rock anthem, died Saturday in Little Rock, Ark., his family announced. He was 73. He was diagnosed with colon cancer more than four years ago, according to his website.