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DIAPHYSIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: diaphyses   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The main (mid) section of a long bone

Synonyms:

diaphysis; shaft

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("diaphysis" is a kind of...):

long bone; os longum (in limbs of vertebrate animals: a long cylindrical bone that contains marrow)

Derivation:

diaphyseal; diaphysial (relating to the diaphysis of a bone)

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