spongy bone

noun

The internal, lattice-like bone tissue characterized by a honeycomb structure that houses bone marrow and reduces skeletal weight while maintaining strength.

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trabecular bonecancellous bone
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Meanings

nounspongy bone (plural spongy bones)

plural spongy bones

  1. anatomyThe internal, lattice-like bone tissue characterized by a honeycomb structure that houses bone marrow and reduces skeletal weight while maintaining strength.

    Synonyms: trabecular bone, cancellous bone

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe internal, lattice-like bone tissue characterized by a honeycomb structure that houses bone marrow and reduces skeletal weight while maintaining strength.

Similar
trabecular bonecancellous bone
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