diaphysis

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In long bones, chondrocytes form a template of the hyaline cartilage diaphysis.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

The weight of the body pushes it down near the joint, but the vertical diaphysis of the femur pushes it up at the other end.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Notice the long shaft or diaphysis in the middle of the bone.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

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

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Tuberculous foci in the bones are met with chiefly in the lower end of the diaphysis of the humerus; in children, the epiphyses are so small that the ossifying junction is intra-articular.

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