di|aph|y|sis

di|aph|y|sis
di|aph|y|sis «dy AF uh sihs», noun, plural -ses «-seez».
1. Anatomy. the shaft of a long bone.
2. Botany. abnormal proliferation of a flower or of a flower cluster.
[< Greek diáphysis < diá- through + phýsis growth < phýein grow, wax, spring up]

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  • aph|e|sis — «AF uh sihs», noun. apheresis in which an unaccented initial vowel is gradually weakened and then lost, such as possum for opossum. ╂[< Greek áphesis a letting go < aphīénai < apo off + hīénai send] …   Useful english dictionary

  • aph — aph·ae·ret·ic; aph·a·nap·ter·yx; aph·a·nip·tera; aph·a·ni·sia; aph·a·nite; aph·a·no·my·ces; aph·a·no·zy·gous; aph·e·lan·dra; aph·e·len·chi·dae; aph·e·len·choi·des; aph·e·len·chus; aph·e·li·nid; aph·e·lin·i·dae; aph·e·li·nus; aph·e·lion;… …   English syllables

  • ad|i|aph|o|re|sis — «AD ee AF uh REE sihs», noun. reduction or absence of perspiration. ╂[< a 4 without + Greek diaphórēsis perspiration < diaphoreîn carry through < dia through + phoreîn carry] …   Useful english dictionary

  • aphesis — aph•e•sis [[t]ˈæf ə sɪs[/t]] n. ling. the gradual disappearance or loss of an unstressed initial vowel or syllable • Etymology: 1880; < Gk áphesis release =aph(i)é(nai) to let go, set free (ap II+hiénai to send) + sis sis a•phet•ic əˈfɛt ɪk… …   From formal English to slang

  • Aphthose — Aph|tho̱se u. Aph|tho̱sis [zu ↑Aphthe] w; , ...o̱sen: mit der Bildung von ↑Aphthen einhergehende Erkrankung; im engeren Sinne: Aphthenbildung im Bereich der ↑Vagina …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

  • aphesis — aph·e·sis …   English syllables

  • aphthosis — aph·tho·sis …   English syllables

  • diaphysis — di·aph·y·sis …   English syllables

  • -dac·ty·lous; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

  • -dac·ty·ly; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

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