diaphysis
/daɪˈæfɪsɪs/
diaphysis noun: the central shaft of any long bone.
Noun
diaphysis (plural diaphyses)
- The central shaft of any long bone.
- Many studies that use subperiosteal new bone as a stress indicator fail to specify how they deal with this problem. Others offer a range of solutions, for example, limiting study to adolescents and adults[…], excluding perinates and infants[…], including all ages from birth onwards but only...2023, Simon Mays, “The Macroscopic Study of Human Skeletal Paleopathology” (chapter 2), in The Routledge Handbook of Paleopathology, Routledge, →DOI, →ISBN, page 30
- An abnormal elongation of the axis of a flower or of an inflorescence.
diaphysis meaning in Tamil and Arabic
diaphysis in Tamil
- இடைவளரி, எலும்புகாம்பு, நீள எலும்புத் தண்டு, டையாஃபைசிஸ்
diaphysis in Arabic
- anatomy
- جِسْم عَظْم jism ʕaẓm
Forms of diaphysis
| plural | diaphyses |
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Origin of diaphysis
From dia- + -physis.
Words formed from diaphysis
Questions about diaphysis
- What does diaphysis mean?
- Diaphysis means the central shaft of any long bone.
- What is diaphysis in Tamil?
- Diaphysis in Tamil is இடைவளரி, எலும்புகாம்பு, நீள எலும்புத் தண்டு. See Diaphysis meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is diaphysis?
- Diaphysis is a noun.
- How do you pronounce diaphysis?
- Diaphysis is pronounced /daɪˈæfɪsɪs/.
- What is the plural of diaphysis?
- The plural of diaphysis is diaphyses.
Words near diaphysis in the dictionary
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