diaphyses
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diaphyses — n. shaft of a bone, main section of a bone (Anatomy) … English contemporary dictionary
diaphysis — noun (plural diaphyses) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, spinous process of the tibia, from diaphyesthai to grow between, from dia + phyein to bring forth more at be Date: 1831 the shaft of a long bone • diaphyseal or diaphysial … New Collegiate Dictionary
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Diaphysis — Gray s subject #17 79 MeSH … Wikipedia
Ossification — Bone is broken down by osteoclasts, and rebuilt by osteoblasts, both of which communicate through cytokine (TGF β, IGF) signalling. Ossification (or osteogenesis) is the process of laying down new bone material by cells called osteoblasts. It is… … Wikipedia
Hypertrophic osteopathy — is a bone disease secondary to disease in the lungs. It is characterized by new bone formation on the outside of the diaphyses of long bones of the limbs, without destruction of cortical bone. Symptoms include stiffness and warm, firm swelling of … Wikipedia
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