diaphysis
noun
di·aph·y·sis dī-ˈa-fə-səs 
plural diaphyses dī-ˈa-fə-ˌsēz
: the shaft of a long bone
diaphyseal
(ˌ)dī-ˌa-fə-ˈsē-əl
adjective or diaphysial
ˌdī-ə-ˈfi-zē-əl
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek, spinous process of the tibia, from diaphyesthai to grow between, from dia- + phyein to bring forth — more at be
First Known Use
1831, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
diaphysis
noun
di·aph·y·sis dī-ˈaf-ə-səs
plural diaphyses -ˌsēz
: the shaft of a long bone compare epiphysis sense 1
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