diaphyseal

adjective

di·​aph·​y·​se·​al dī¦afə¦sēəl 

-¦zē- also ¦dīə¦fizēəl

variants or diaphysial

¦dīə¦fizēəl 

: of, relating to, or involving a diaphysis

Word History

Etymology

diaphyseal alteration of diaphysial; diaphysial from New Latin diaphysis + English -al

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Rhymes for diaphyseal

• endothelial
• epiphyseal
• hypophyseal
• participial
• calcaneal
• diarrheal
• diarrhoeal
• gonorrheal
• gonorrhoeal
• laryngeal
• meningeal
• mycelial