Term: diaphysis (shaft)
Origin: Anc Greek
δια-/dia(=prefix meaning through, apart) > probably from the root δις/dis(=twice)
+ (-φυση)/-physi(=-physis, noun of verb φύω=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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