endosteum

noun end·os·te·um \en-ˈdäs-tē-əm\

plural -tea \-tē-ə\

Definition of ENDOSTEUM

: the layer of vascular connective tissue lining the medullary cavities of bone

New Latin, from end- + Greek osteon bone — more at osseous

First Known Use: circa 1881

Medical Dictionary

noun end·os·te·um \en-ˈdäs-tē-əm\

plural -tea \-tē-ə\

: the layer of vascular connective tissue lining the medullary cavities of bone

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