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di⋅aph⋅y⋅sis

  [dahy-af-uh-sis]
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–noun, plural -ses  [-seez] . Anatomy.
the shaft of a long bone.
Origin:
1825–35; < NL < Gk, equiv. to diaphȳ́(esthai) to grow between + -sis -sis

Related forms:
di⋅a⋅phys⋅i⋅al, di⋅a⋅phys⋅e⋅al  [dahy-uh-fiz-ee-uhl] , adjective
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di·aph·y·sis   (dī-āf'ĭ-sĭs)   
n.   pl. di·aph·y·ses (-sēz') Anatomy
The shaft of a long bone.

[Greek diaphusis, spinous process of the tibia, from diaphuesthai, to grow between : dia-, dia- + phuesthai, to grow, middle voice of phuein; see bheuə- in Indo-European roots.]
di'a·phys'i·al (dī'ə-fĭz'ē-əl), di·aph'y·se'al (dī-āf'ĭ-sē'əl, dī'ə-fĭz'ē-əl) adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: di·aph·y·se·al
Pronunciation: dI-"af-&-'sE-&l, -'zE-
Variant: or di·a·phys·i·al /"dI-&-'fiz-E-&l/
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or involving a diaphysis

Main Entry: di·aph·y·sis
Pronunciation: dI-'af-&-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural di·aph·y·ses /-"sEz/
: the shaft of a long bone —compare EPIPHYSIS 1
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diaphysis di·aph·y·sis (dī-āf'ĭ-sĭs)
n. pl. di·aph·y·ses (-sēz')
The shaft of a long bone.

di'a·phys'i·al (dī'ə-fĭz'ē-əl) or di·aph'y·se'al (dī-āf'ĭ-sē'əl, dī'ə-fĭz'ē-əl) adj.

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