endosteum
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endosteum
[en-dos´te-um]the tissue lining the medullary cavity of a bone.
en·dos·te·um
(en-dos'tē-ŭm), [TA]A layer of cells lining the inner surface of bone in the central medullary cavity.
Synonym(s): medullary membrane, perimyelis
[endo- + G. osteon, bone]
endosteum
(ĕn-dŏs′tē-əm)n. pl. endos·tea (-tē-ə)
The thin layer of cells lining the medullary cavity of a bone.
en·dos′te·al adj.
en·dos·te·um
(en-dos'tē-ŭm) [TA]A layer of cells lining the inner surface of bone in the central medullary cavity.
Synonym(s): medullary membrane.
Synonym(s): medullary membrane.
[endo- + G. osteon, bone]
en·dos·te·um
(en-dos'tē-ŭm) [TA]A layer of cells lining the inner surface of bone in the central medullary cavity.
Synonym(s): medullary membrane.
Synonym(s): medullary membrane.
[endo- + G. osteon, bone]