diaphysis

noun di·aph·y·sis \dī-ˈa-fə-səs\

plural di·aph·y·ses\-ˌsēz\

Definition of DIAPHYSIS

: 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

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

First Known Use: 1831

Medical Dictionary

noun di·aph·y·sis \dī-ˈaf-ə-səs\

plural di·aph·y·ses \-ˌsēz\

: the shaft of a long bone—compare epiphysis 1

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