Diaphysial

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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diaphysis (daɪˈæfɪsɪs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -ses
Compare epiphysis the shaft of a long bone
 
[C19: New Latin, from Greek diaphusis, from diaphuesthai to grow between, from dia- + phuein to produce]
 
diaphysial
 
adj

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diaphysis (daɪˈæfɪsɪs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -ses
Compare epiphysis the shaft of a long bone
 
[C19: New Latin, from Greek diaphusis, from diaphuesthai to grow between, from dia- + phuein to produce]
 
diaphysial
 
adj

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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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