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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Diaphysis

· Di·aph·y·sis · IPA /daɪˈæfɪsɪs/
01 n. An abnormal prolongation of the axis of inflorescence.
  1. 1.
    An abnormal prolongation of the axis of inflorescence.(Bot.)
  2. 2.
    The shaft, or main part, of a bone, which is first ossified.(Anat.)