Tissue
lamellar bone
Definitions related to lamellar bone:
  • (mature bone) A type of bone tissue. There are two subtypes of mature bone - compact and spongy. Compact bone is very dense and hard on the outside. Compact bone forms the thick-walled tube of the shaft of long bones and covers the epiphyses of long bones. Spongy bone is lightweight and consists of trabeculae, which branch and intersect to form a sponge like network, and red bone marrow for hematopoiesis. Short bones and the epiphyses of long bones consist mainly of spongy bone.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Hard, dense tissue that forms the outer shell of bones. Also called compact bone.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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