diaphysis
Americannoun
plural
diaphysesnoun
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Etymology
Origin of diaphysis
1825–35; < New Latin < Greek, equivalent to diaphȳ́ ( esthai ) to grow between + -sis -sis
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The weight of the body pushes it down near the joint, but the vertical diaphysis of the femur pushes it up at the other end.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
The epiphyseal plate fades, leaving a structure called the epiphyseal line or epiphyseal remnant, and the epiphysis and diaphysis fuse.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
The entire length of the shaft is the diaphysis.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
The epiphyseal plate is then completely replaced by bone, and the diaphysis and epiphysis portions of the bone fuse together to form a single adult bone.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The term epiphysitis has been applied to an inflammatory process in two distinct situations—namely, the ossifying nucleus in the epiphysis, and the ossifying junction or metaphysis between the epiphysial cartilage and the diaphysis.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
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