diploë

[ dip-loh-ee ]
/ ˈdɪp loʊˌi /

noun Anatomy.

the cancellate bony tissue between the hard inner and outer walls of the bones of the cranium.

Origin of diploë

1690–1700; < Greek diplóē literally, a fold, noun use of feminine of diplóos double

OTHER WORDS FROM diploë

di·plo·ic [dih-ploh-ik] /dɪˈploʊ ɪk/, di·plo·et·ic [dip-loh-et-ik] /ˌdɪp loʊˈɛt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby diploë

diplosome, diplosomia, diplostemonous, diplotene, diplozoic, diploë, dipmet, dipnoan, dipody, dipolar ion, dipole

Example sentences from the Web for diploe

  • The spongy middle plate must, like the diploe of the skull, have served to deaden the vibrations of a blow dealt from the outside.

    The Testimony of the Rocks |Hugh Miller

British Dictionary definitions for diploe

diploë
/ (ˈdɪpləʊˌiː) /

noun

anatomy the spongy bone separating the two layers of compact bone of the skull

Word Origin for diploë

C17: via New Latin, from Greek: a fold, from diploos double

Medical definitions for diploe

diploe
[ dĭp′lō-ē′ ]

n.

The central layer of spongy, porous, bony tissue between the hard outer and inner bone layers of the cranium.

Other words from diploe

dip′lo•ic (-lō-ĭk) adj.