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endosteum.

A membranous vascular layer of cells which line the medullary cavity of a bone; an internal periosteum.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ɛnˈdɒsti.əm/Received-Pronunciation/ɛnˈdɑsti.əm/General-American
  1. A membranous vascular layer of cells which line the medullary cavity of a bone; an internal periosteum.

Where this word comes from

From end- (“inside, internal, within”) (from Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon, “within”)) + Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”).

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