diaphysis
Americannoun
plural
diaphysesnoun
Other Word Forms
- diaphyseal adjective
- diaphysial adjective
Etymology
Origin of diaphysis
1825–35; < New Latin < Greek, equivalent to diaphȳ́ ( esthai ) to grow between + -sis -sis
Example Sentences
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In young subjects before the bones are fully developed the epiphyses may be separated from the diaphyses.
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The effusions were most strongly marked in cases of fractures of the diaphyses, although this was more noticeable in some situations than others.
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The most satisfactory treatment is to resect sub-periosteally the diseased portion of the diaphysis.
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Contraction of muscles also tends to exert traction upon a bone so fractured, resulting in a lateral approximation of the diaphysis and thus preventing union because the broken surfaces are not in proper contact.
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In the caves that were inhabited by man, however, we find the apophyses neglected, whilst the diaphyses are split open.
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