Diaphysis Definition

dī-ăfĭ-sĭs
noun
The shaft of a long bone, as distinguished from the growing ends.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Diaphysis

  • Greek diaphusis spinous process of the tibia from diaphuesthai to grow between dia- dia- phuesthai to grow middle voice of phuein bheuə- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Diaphysis Sentence Examples

  • There were no significant differences in cortical volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD) at the radius or tibia diaphysis between the groups.

  • Examples of these conditions are fractures of the distal radius, hand phalanxes, tibial diaphysis, proximal femur and proximal humerus.

  • These grow during childhood until the ends of the bone (epiphyseal plates) become fused with the shaft of the bone (the diaphysis).

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Words Starting With

DDIDIA

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SISSIS

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