diaphysial
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di·aph·y·sis
(dī-ăf′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-ăf′ĭ-sē′əl, dī′ə-fĭz′ē-əl) adj.
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Adj. | 1. | diaphysial - relating to the diaphysis of a bone |
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