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DIAPHYSIS
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Irregular inflected form: diaphyses
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The main (mid) section of a long bone
Synonyms:
diaphysis; shaft
Classified under:
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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