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diaphysectomy

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Main Entry: di·a·phy·sec·to·my
Pronunciation: "dI-&-f&-'zek-t&-mE, -'sek-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
: surgical excision of all or part of a diaphysis (as of the clavicle, femur, or fibula)
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diaphysectomy di·aph·y·sec·to·my (dī-āf'ĭ-sěk'tə-mē, dī'ə-fĭ-)
n.
The partial or complete removal of the shaft of a long bone.

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Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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