Endosteum
[en-dos-tee-uh m] /ɛnˈdɒs ti əm/
noun, plural endostea
[en-dos-tee-uh] /ɛnˈdɒs ti ə/ (Show IPA). Anatomy.
1.
the membrane lining the medullary cavity of a bone.
/ɛnˈdɒstɪəm/
noun (pl) -tea (-tɪə)
1.
a highly vascular membrane lining the marrow cavity of long bones, such as the femur and humerus
endosteum en·dos·te·um (ěn-dŏs’tē-əm)
n. pl. en·dos·te·a (-tē-ə)
The thin layer of cells lining the medullary cavity of a bone. Also called medullary membrane.
en·dos’te·al adj.
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