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.
Police say Howell âTraiâ Donaldson III, far left, is the suspected serial killer who killed four people in Tampa, Florida. He was an accomplished athlete and a friend described him as a âdedicatedâ team player on his high school basketball team.