spongy bone

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Definition

noun. bone in which the spicules form a latticework with interstices filled with embryonic connective tissue or bone marrow; cancellous bone; spongy substance; trabecular bone

Example Sentence

Just inside the femur's compact bone is a layer of spongy bone.

Synonyms

cancellous bone; spongy substance; trabecular bone

Antonyms

hard bone

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