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endocortical

endocortical adjective: on the inside of the cortex (especially of bone).

Adjective

endocortical (not comparable)

  1. On the inside of the cortex (especially of bone)
    • Histological measurements of the endocortical bone of the femur also began two visual fields below the growth plate and were continued to the diaphysis, with the diaphysis defined as the midway point between the ends of the femur.2015 September 23, “Osteocytes, not Osteoblasts or Lining Cells, are the Main Source of the RANKL Required for Osteoclast Formation in Remodeling Bone”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of endocortical

From endo- + cortical.

Questions about endocortical

What does endocortical mean?
Endocortical means on the inside of the cortex (especially of bone).
What part of speech is endocortical?
Endocortical is an adjective.

Words near endocortical in the dictionary

  1. endoconsistency
  2. endocoprid
  3. endocoprids
  4. endocoracoid
  5. endocortex
  6. endocortical
  7. endocortically
  8. endocrania
  9. endocranial
  10. endocranially
  11. endocranium

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