diaphysis

[ dahy-af-uh-sis ]

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noun,plural di·aph·y·ses

[dahy-af-uh-seez]. /daɪˈæf əˌsiz/. Anatomy.

the shaft of a long bone.

Origin of diaphysis

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

Other words from diaphysis

di·a·phys·i·al, di·a·phys·e·al [dahy-uh-fiz-ee-uhl], /ˌdaɪ əˈfɪz i əl/, adjective

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How to use diaphysis in a sentence

The same is true of the diaphyses and the flat bones of the head.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II | Various
In young subjects before the bones are fully developed the epiphyses may be separated from the diaphyses.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. | Alexander Miles
In every case the diaphyses remain abnormally short, and the proportion of the several parts of the body are thereby disturbed.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II | Various
Comminuted fractures of the terminal parts of the diaphyses extending into joints.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 | George Henry Makins

British Dictionary definitions for diaphysis

diaphysis

/ (daɪˈæfɪsɪs) /

nounplural -ses (-ˌsiːz)

the shaft of a long bone: Compare epiphysis

Origin of diaphysis

C19: New Latin, from Greek diaphusis, from diaphuesthai to grow between, from dia- + phuein to produce

Derived forms of diaphysis

diaphysial (ˌdaɪəˈfɪzɪəl), adjective

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