diploë

American

[dip-loh-ee] / ˈdɪp loʊˌi /

noun

Anatomy.

the cancellate bony tissue between the hard inner and outer walls of the bones of the cranium.

diploë British

/ ˈdɪpləʊˌiː /

noun

anatomy the spongy bone separating the two layers of compact bone of the skull

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Origin of diploë

1690–1700; < Greek diplóē literally, a fold, noun use of feminine of diplóos double

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diploë

They may originate in the pericranium, in the diploë, or in the dura mater, and usually involve the bones of the vault.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles

The disease commences in the diploë, and results in the formation of a central sequestrum, around and beneath which the tuberculous process spreads.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles

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