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noun
Anatomy
.
the cancellate bony tissue between the hard inner and outer walls of the bones of the cranium.
Origin:
1690–1700;
<
Greek
diplóē
literally, a fold, noun use of feminine of
diplóos
double
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diploë
(ˈdɪpləʊˌiː)
—
n
anatomy
the spongy bone separating the two layers of compact bone of the skull
[C17: via New Latin, from Greek: a fold, from
diploos
double]
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