NOUN | body | diaphysis, shaft | the main (mid) section of a long bone |
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Meaning | The main (mid) section of a long bone. | |
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Synonym | shaft | |
Broader | long bone, os longum | In limbs of vertebrate animals |
Spanish | diáfisis | |
Catalan | diafisi, diàfisi | |
Adjectives | diaphyseal, diaphysial | relating to the diaphysis of a bone |
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