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Definition of Endosteum
1. Noun. Vascular membrane that lines the inner surface of long bones.
Definition of Endosteum
1. n. The layer of vascular connective tissue lining the medullary cavities of bone.
Definition of Endosteum
1. Noun. (biology) A membranous vascular layer of cells which line the medullary cavity of a bone ¹
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Definition of Endosteum
1. a bone membrane [n -TEA]
Medical Definition of Endosteum
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Endosteum
Literary usage of Endosteum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology, and Treatment of Cancer by Walter Hayle Walshe (1844)
"endosteum In the majority of cases of cancer of the spongy tissue of the long
bones, there is coexisting disease in the lining membrane of their cavity. ..."
2. Surgery, Its Principles and Practice by William Williams Keen (1907)
"been said, the integrity of the internal surface of the cortex depends upon the
integrity of the endosteum. Naturally, a portion of the endosteum ordinarily ..."
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