[dip-loh-ee] 
| the cancellate bony tissue between the hard inner and outer walls of the bones of the cranium. |
[di-ploh-ik] , di⋅plo⋅et⋅ic [dip-loh-et-ik] , adjective | dip·lo·e (dĭp'lō-ē') n. The spongy, porous, bony tissue between the hard outer and inner bone layers of the cranium. [Greek diploē, a fold, doubling, from feminine of diplous, twofold; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.] dip'lo·ic (-lō-ĭk) adj. |