endosteum
Syllables: end·o·ste·um/ɛnˈdɒsti.əm/US/ɛnˈdɑsti.əm/
endosteum noun: a membranous vascular layer of cells which line the medullary cavity of a bone; an internal periosteum.
Noun
endosteum (plural endostea or endosteums)
- A membranous vascular layer of cells which line the medullary cavity of a bone; an internal periosteum.
- Hyaline cartilage is insensitive, and radiographic changes imputed to it can have no bearing on pain from it unless it is so worn away that the endosteums of the articulating bones are rubbing on each other.1992, John McM[illan] Mennell, “The Musculoskeletal System”, in The Musculoskeletal System: Differential Diagnosis from Symptoms and Physical Signs, Gaithersburg, Md.: Aspen Publishers, →ISBN, page 5
- The cortical and trabecular endosteums are the inner linings of bone. The osteonal endosteum lines the osteonal canals […] and is the internal lining of bone. It is continuous with the periosteal and cortical endosteums.1993, William J. Banks, Applied Veterinary Histology, 3rd edition, St. Louis, Mo.: Mosby-Year Book, →ISBN, page 110
endosteum meaning in Tamil
endosteum in Tamil
- எலும்பு உள் படலம்
Examples of endosteum in a sentence
- Periosteum and endosteum are connective tissue sheaths of bone. […] The endosteum is a less well-defined layer of connective tissue and osteogenic cells applied to the wall of a bony cavity. / a.1997, Ray C. Henrikson, Gordon I. Kaye, Joseph E. Mazurkiewicz, “Bone”, in Histology (National Medical Series for Independent Study)...
- The periosteum is constrained and interrupted by tendons, ligaments, and fibrocartilage, whereas the endosteum is awash with hematopoitic bone marrow[…].2011, Corey M. Maggiano, “Making the Mold: A Microstructural Perspective on Bone Modeling during Growth and Mechanical Adaptation”, in...
Forms of endosteum
| plural | endostea |
|---|---|
| plural | endosteums |
Origin of endosteum
From end- (“inside, internal, within”) (from Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon, “within”)) + Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”).
Words formed from endosteum
Questions about endosteum
- What does endosteum mean?
- Endosteum means a membranous vascular layer of cells which line the medullary cavity of a bone; an internal periosteum.
- What is endosteum in Tamil?
- Endosteum in Tamil is எலும்பு உள் படலம். See Endosteum meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use endosteum in a sentence?
- Periosteum and endosteum are connective tissue sheaths of bone. […] The endosteum is a less well-defined layer of connective tissue and osteogenic cells applied to the wall of a bony cavity. / a.
- What part of speech is endosteum?
- Endosteum is a noun.
- How do you pronounce endosteum?
- Endosteum is pronounced /ɛnˈdɒsti.əm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of endosteum?
- The plural of endosteum is endostea.
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