diaphysis
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The epiphyseal plate fades, leaving a structure called the epiphyseal line or epiphyseal remnant, and the epiphysis and diaphysis fuse.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
The entire length of the shaft is the diaphysis.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
The superior end of the diaphysis is connected to the epiphysis.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
Notice the long shaft or diaphysis in the middle of the bone.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
The diaphysis is also nourished by numerous blood vessels from the periosteum, which penetrate the cortex through the Haversian canals and anastomose with those derived from the nutrient artery.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
