diploic

Variant of diploe

diploe definition

dip·loe (dip′lō ē′)

noun

the spongy bone between the two dense inner and outer layers of the skull bones

Etymology: ModL < Gr diploē, lit., a fold, doubling < diploos, double

Related Forms:

  • diploic di·plo′ic (di plō′ik) adjective

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