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diaphysis

Term: diaphysis (shaft)

Origin: Anc Greek

???-/dia(=prefix meaning through, apart) > probably from the root ???/dis(=twice)

+ (-????)/-physi(=-physis, noun of verb ???=to grow, to germinate)

literally meaning ?to grow between?

Definition:

Diaphysis is the shaft of a long bone between the growing ends named epiphyses.

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