单词 | mid-shaft |
释义 | > as lemmasmid-shaft mid-shaft n. and adj. (a) n. the middle of the shaft (diaphysis) of a long bone; (b) adj. occurring or measured at mid-shaft. ΚΠ 1926 Man 26 108 The following table gives the dimensions of the femur at midshaft. 1957 J. C. Adams Outl. Fractures vi. 236 The fracture may occur at any point in the shaft—near the base, in the mid-shaft, or at the metatarsal neck. 1973 H. Preuschoft in M. H. Day Human Evol. ii. 29 The midshaft diameter of the ulna. 1987 E. W. Burr Compan. Bird Med. xxiv. 161/2 Midshaft and distal fractures can be pinned in a retrograde manner. 1996 A. Walker & P. Shipman Wisdom of Bones ix. 162 We could document a steady decline in the robustness of the femur at midshaft. < as lemmas |
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