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English Dictionary: diaphysis by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
diaphysis
n
  1. the main (mid) section of a long bone [syn: diaphysis, shaft]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Diaphysis \Di*aph"y*sis\, n. [Gr. [?] a growing through; dia`
      through + [?] to bring forth.]
      1. (Bot.) An abnormal prolongation of the axis of
            inflorescence.
  
      2. (Anat.) The shaft, or main part, of a bone, which is first
            ossified.
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