- endostea
- n. lining of bones; vascular layer that lines the bones
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
endostea
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endosteum — noun (plural endostea) Etymology: New Latin, from end + Greek osteon bone more at osseous Date: circa 1881 the layer of vascular connective tissue lining the medullary cavities of bone … New Collegiate Dictionary
Endosteum — The endosteum (plural endostea) is a thin layer of connective tissue which lines the surface of the bony tissue that forms the medullary cavity of long bones. [Netter, Frank H. (1987). Musculoskeletal system: anatomy, physiology, and metabolic… … Wikipedia
endosteum — endosteal, adj. /en dos tee euhm/, n., pl. endostea / tee euh/. Anat. the membrane lining the medullary cavity of a bone. [1880 85; END + NL osteum < Gk ostéon bone] * * * … Universalium
Endosteum — Les différentes parties d un os long. L’endosteum (pluriel: endostea) est une fine couche de tissu conjonctif qui tapisse la surface de la cavité médullaire des os longs[1]. Cette couche est résorbée pendant les longues périodes de malnutrition,… … Wikipédia en Français
endosteum — /ɛnˈdɒstiəm/ (say en dosteeuhm) noun (plural endostea /ɛnˈdɒstiə/ (say en dosteeuh)) the vascular membrane lining the medullary cavity of a bone. {New Latin, from Greek end end + osteon bone} …
endosteum — [en däs′tē əm] n. pl. endostea [en däs′tēə] [ModL < END(O) + Gr osteon, a bone: see OSSIFY] the vascular connective tissue lining the marrow cavities of bones endosteal adj … English World dictionary
endosteum — noun vascular membrane that lines the inner surface of long bones • Hypernyms: ↑membrane, ↑tissue layer • Part Holonyms: ↑long bone, ↑os longum * * * endosteal, adj. /en dos tee euhm/, n., pl. endos … Useful english dictionary
