diaphysis
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The diaphysis, or central shaft, contains bone marrow in a marrow cavity.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Osteoclasts then break down some of the spongy bone to create a marrow, or medullary, cavity in the center of the diaphysis.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
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 separation usually takes place through the young bone of the ossifying junction, and the surfaces of the diaphysis and epiphysis are opposed to each other by irregular eroded surfaces bathed in pus.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
It can be found under the periosteum and in the diaphyses of long bones, where it provides support and protection.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The effusions were most strongly marked in cases of fractures of the diaphyses, although this was more noticeable in some situations than others.
From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by George Henry Makins
In young subjects before the bones are fully developed the epiphyses may be separated from the diaphyses.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
In the caves that were inhabited by man, however, we find the apophyses neglected, whilst the diaphyses are split open.
From Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples by N. D'Anvers
