diploë

American  

[dip-loh-ee] / ˈdɪp loʊˌi /

noun

Anatomy.

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

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diploë British  

/ ˈdɪpləʊˌiː /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• diploetic
  adjective
• diploic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of diploë

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

Example Sentences

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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 Miles, Alexander

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 Miles, Alexander