diaphysis
Meaning of diaphysis
noun
the shaft or central part of a long bone.
mid 19th century: from Greek diaphusis ‘growing through’, from dia ‘through’ + phusis ‘growth’.
Information about diaphysis
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Hyphenation of diaphysis
di-a-ph-ysis
- It consists of 4 syllables and 9 chars.
- diaphysis is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
diaphysis synonyms
Meaning shaft:
Words that rhyme with diaphysis
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