diaphyseal

[dahy-af-uh-sis]

di·aph·y·sis

[dahy-af-uh-sis]
noun, plural di·aph·y·ses [-seez] . Anatomy.
the shaft of a long bone.

Origin:
1825–35; < Neo-Latin < Greek, equivalent to diaphȳ́(esthai) to grow between + -sis -sis

di·a·phys·i·al, di·a·phys·e·al [dahy-uh-fiz-ee-uhl] , adjective
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diaphyseal

adjective
relating to the diaphysis of a bone 
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