DIAPHYSIS


Meaning of DIAPHYSIS in English

— diaphysial, diaphyseal /duy'euh fiz"ee euhl/ , adj.

/duy af"euh sis/ , n. , pl. diaphyses /-seez'/ . Anat.

the shaft of a long bone.

[ 1825-35; diaphý ( esthai ) to grow between + -sis -SIS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .