noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The central shaft of any long bone.
2. 2
   the main (mid) section of a long bone wordnet
3. 3
   An abnormal elongation of the axis of a flower or of an inflorescence.

Synonyms

All synonyms

bone shaftlong bone shaftshaftshaft of a bone

Antonyms

All antonyms

epiphysismetaphysis

Etymology

From dia- + -physis.