endosteum

[ en-dos-tee-uhm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Anatomy.

, plural en·dos·te·a [en-, dos, -tee-, uh].

endosteum

/ ɛnˈdɒstɪəm /

a highly vascular membrane lining the marrow cavity of long bones, such as the femur and humerus

1880–85; end- + New Latin osteum < Greek ostéon bone

C19: New Latin, from endo- + Greek osteon bone

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