diaphysis

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The entire length of the shaft is the diaphysis.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

A long bone has two parts: the diaphysis and the epiphysis.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The replacement head for the femur consists of a rounded ball attached to the end of a shaft that is inserted inside the diaphysis of the femur.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The diaphysis is the tubular shaft that runs between the proximal and distal ends of the bone.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

It is seldom pure, a portion of the diaphysis usually being broken off and remaining attached to the epiphysis.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander