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diaphysis

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Subdivision of long bone which forms the part of the bone between the two epiphyses, excluding the metaphyses[FMA,modified]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaphysis ]

Term info

Label

diaphysis

Synonyms
  • body of long bone
  • long bone diaphysis
  • shaft of long bone
database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, pheno_slim

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/Illu_long_bone.jpg

external definition

Subdivision of long bone which forms the part of the bone between the two epiphyses; together with other the subdivisions of long bone, it constitutes the long bone. Examples: diaphysis of humerus, diaphysis of femur[FMA]., The main or mid section (shaft) of a long bone. It is made up of cortical bone and usually contains bone marrow and adipose tissue (fat)[WP][FMA:24013, Wikipedia:Diaphysis].

id

UBERON:0004769