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spongiose

spongiose adjective: somewhat spongy; spongelike; full of small cavities.

Adjective

spongiose (comparative more spongiose, superlative most spongiose)

  1. Somewhat spongy; spongelike; full of small cavities.
    • spongious bones

Forms of spongiose

comparativemore spongiose
superlativemost spongiose
alternative formspongious

Origin of spongiose

From Latin spongiosus, spongeosus. Compare French spongieux. See sponge.

Questions about spongiose

What does spongiose mean?
Spongiose means somewhat spongy; spongelike; full of small cavities.
What part of speech is spongiose?
Spongiose is an adjective.

Words near spongiose in the dictionary

  1. spongiophytaceous
  2. spongiopilin
  3. spongioplasm
  4. spongiopregnoloside
  5. spongiosclerosis
  6. spongiose
  7. spongioside
  8. spongiosis
  9. spongiosity
  10. spongiostrata
  11. spongiostratum

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