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diploe

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dip·lo·e  (dpl-)
n.
The spongy, porous, bony tissue between the hard outer and inner bone layers of the cranium.
[Greek diplo, a fold, doubling, from feminine of diplous, twofold; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.]
diplo·ic (-l-k) adj.


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Computed tomography (CT) of the paranasal sinuses revealed widening of the frontal bone with extensive medial and right lateral osteolytic structural changes in the cancellous bone of the diploe (figure 1).
Fibrous dysplasia of the frontal bone by Issing, Wolfgang J. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Computed tomography (CT) of the paranasal sinuses revealed the presence of frontal sinus agenesis and a well-defined, low-density lesion in the diploe of the frontal bone (figure 2).
Unifocal Langerhans' cell histiocytosis and frontal sinus agenesis: ... by Napier, Seamus S. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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