diploë

[dip-loh-ee]

dip·lo·ë

[dip-loh-ee]
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

di·plo·ic [dih-ploh-ik] , di·plo·et·ic [dip-loh-et-ik] , adjective
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the flat, movable bone at the front of the knee; the kneecap
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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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