diaphysis
noun
di·aph·y·sis
dī-ˈa-fə-səs 
plural diaphyses
dī-ˈa-fə-ˌsēz
: the shaft of a long bone
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Bubbly lucent lesions of bone are recalled with the FEGNOMASHIC mnemonic, but when only lucent lesions of the diaphysis are included, a more appropriate mnemonic is FEMALE.
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Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 21 Aug. 2012
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Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 21 Aug. 2012
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diaphysis
noun
di·aph·y·sis
dī-ˈaf-ə-səs
plural diaphyses
-ˌsēz
: the shaft of a long bone compare epiphysis sense 1
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