diaphysis /di·aph·y·sis/ (di-af´ĭ-sis) pl. diaph´yses [Gr.]
diaphysis
diaphysis (diaf´isis),
1. the shaft of a long bone, between the epiphyses.
2. the portion of a long bone formed from a primary center of ossification. 
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di·aph·y·sis (d - f  -ss)n. pl. di·aph·y·ses (-s  z ) The shaft of a long bone. di a·physi·al (d -fz-l), di·aphy·seal (d-f-sl, d-fz-l) adj. |
diaphysis
[dī·af′isis]
Etymology: Gk, dia + phyein, to grow
the shaft of a long bone, consisting of a tube of compact bone enclosing the medullary cavity.
diaphysis (diaf´isis),
n the shaft of a long bone.
diaphysis
pl. diaphyses.
1. the portion of a long bone between the ends or extremities, which are usually articular, and wider than the shaft; it consists of a tube of compact bone, enclosing the medullary cavity. Called also shaft.
2. the portion of a bone formed from a primary center of ossification.
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