en·dos·te·um ( n-d s t - m)n. pl. en·dos·te·a (-t -) The thin layer of cells lining the medullary cavity of a bone. [New Latin : end(o)- + Greek osteon, bone; see ost- in Indo-European roots.] en·dos te·al adj. |
endosteum [ɛnˈdɒstɪəm]
n pl -tea [-tɪə]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) a highly vascular membrane lining the marrow cavity of long bones, such as the femur and humerus
[New Latin, from endo- + Greek osteon bone]
endosteal adj
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| Noun | 1. | endosteum - vascular membrane that lines the inner surface of long bones tissue layer, membrane - a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants |
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