Definition of diaphysis Diaphysis

di•aph•y•sis

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What does diaphysis mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: diaphyses

diaphysis - the main (mid) section of a long bone
  shaft
  long bone, os longum in limbs of vertebrate animals: a long cylindrical bone that contains marrow
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • diaphysis (Noun)
    The central shaft of any long bone.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • diaphysis (n.)
    An abnormal prolongation of the axis of inflorescence.
  • diaphysis (n.)
    The shaft, or main part, of a bone, which is first ossified.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • diaphysis
    dī-af′i-sis, n. (bot.) an abnormal elongation of the axis of a flower or of an inflorescence: (anat.) the continuity of a bone between its two ends. [Gr. dia, through, phyesthai, to grow.]

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