DIAPHYSIS


Meaning of DIAPHYSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dī-ˈa-fə-səs ]

noun

( plural di·aph·y·ses -ˌsēz)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, spinous process of the tibia, from diaphyesthai to grow between, from dia- + phyein to bring forth — more at be

Date: 1831

: the shaft of a long bone

• di·aph·y·se·al (ˌ)dī-ˌa-fə-ˈsē-əl or di·a·phys·i·al ˌdī-ə-ˈfi-zē-əl adjective

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