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单词 diaphysis
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Definition of diaphysis in English:

diaphysis

nounPlural diaphyses dʌɪˈafɪsɪsdīˈafəsəs
Anatomy
  • The shaft or central part of a long bone.

    Compare with epiphysis
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The forces of the two opposing groups of muscles result in twisting of the epiphysis and the diaphysis in opposite directions.
    • The tumor is eccentric, usually metaphyseal, but it may extend into the epiphysis or along the medullary cavity into the diaphysis.
    • In both fetal and post-natal growth, the cartilage is replaced by bone in a process known as endochondral ossification, in which ossification starts in the centers (diaphyses) of the long bones and spreads outward.
    • The grafts were mounted onto steel cables and snap hooks in the load frame using either the holes in the tibial diaphysis or tendon graft loops.
    • Interposed between the epiphysis and the diaphysis is the cartilaginous epiphyseal plate.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek diaphusis 'growing through', from dia 'through' + phusis 'growth'.

 
 

Definition of diaphysis in US English:

diaphysis

noundīˈafəsəs
Anatomy
  • The shaft or central part of a long bone.

    Compare with epiphysis
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The forces of the two opposing groups of muscles result in twisting of the epiphysis and the diaphysis in opposite directions.
    • Interposed between the epiphysis and the diaphysis is the cartilaginous epiphyseal plate.
    • In both fetal and post-natal growth, the cartilage is replaced by bone in a process known as endochondral ossification, in which ossification starts in the centers (diaphyses) of the long bones and spreads outward.
    • The grafts were mounted onto steel cables and snap hooks in the load frame using either the holes in the tibial diaphysis or tendon graft loops.
    • The tumor is eccentric, usually metaphyseal, but it may extend into the epiphysis or along the medullary cavity into the diaphysis.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek diaphusis ‘growing through’, from dia ‘through’ + phusis ‘growth’.

 
 
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