diaphysis
noun
the shaft of a long bone.
diaphysial
-
a word derived from
diaphysis.
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To indicate this abnormality the name diaphysial aclasis has been employed by Arthur Keith at the suggestion of Morley Roberts.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
