Subdivision of long bone which forms the part of the bone between two metaphyses. Note that the diaphysis includes the metaphyses, but the diaphysis proper excludes these. [ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Synonyms: shaft proper of long bone body proper of long bone
Term information
- MA:0002803
- FMA:32688
pheno_slim
The MA class is associated with EMAPA:35505 but we associate this with the more precise concept of diaphyseal plate