Diploic

/dɪˈploʊɪk/ adjective

Definition

Relating to the diploë, the spongy bone tissue found between the hard outer and inner layers of the skull.

Etymology

From Greek 'diplos' (double) + '-ic' (relating to). In anatomy, the diploë is the middle cancellous layer of skull bone, so 'diploic' describes anything related to this dual-layered bone structure.

Kelly Says

Your skull is like a sandwich—the diploic bone is the fluffy, spongy filling in the middle that makes your head lighter while keeping it strong, kind of like foam padding.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሁለት 核
hulete ker
ARالعربية
ذو النوى المزدوجة
dhu al-nuway al-muzdaujatu
BNবাংলা
দ্বি-নুকেয়া
dwi-nuker
CACatalà
diploide
dih-ploi-deh
CSČeština
diploidní
dih-ploid-nee
DADansk
diploid
dih-ployd
DEDeutsch
diploid
dih-ployd
ELΕλληνικά
διπλοειδής
di-ploi-deis
ESEspañol
diploico
dih-ploy-koh
FAفارسی
دوکariotik
doo-kari-o-tik
FISuomi
diploidi
dih-ploi-di
FRFrançais
diploïque
dee-ploy-ek
GUGU
દ્વિન્યુક્લિયર
dv-inyukli-yar
HAHA
diploid
dih-ployd
HEעברית
דיפלואידי
di-plo-aydi
HIहिन्दी
द्विन्यू
dwi-nyoo
HUMagyar
diploid
dih-ployd
IDBahasa Indonesia
diploid
dih-ployd
IGIG
diploid
dih-ployd
ITItaliano
diploico
dih-ploy-koh
JA日本語
二核性
ni-kakusei
KKKK
diploid
dih-ployd
KMKM
ឌីព្លូអីដ
di-ploi-ayt
KO한국어
이핵성
i-haeksung
MRMR
डिप्लॉइड
di-ploid
MSBahasa Melayu
diploid
dih-ployd
MYမြန်မာ
နှစ်ကျူး
n-shit-kyoo
NLNederlands
diploï
dih-ploy
NONorsk
diploid
dih-ployd
PAPA
ਦੁਪਲoides
du-ploides
PLPolski
diploidalny
dih-ploi-dal-nyy
PTPortuguês
diplóico
dih-ploy-koh
RORomână
diploid
dih-ployd
RUРусский
диплоидный
diploidnyy
SVSvenska
diploid
dih-ployd
SWKiswahili
diploid
dih-ployd
TAதமிழ்
இரட்டை நியூக்கிளி
irattai niyookli
TEతెలుగు
ద్వినూకేయ
dvinukeya
THไทย
สองนิวเคลียส
song-nui-klee-as
TLTL
diploid
dih-ployd
TRTürkçe
diploik
dih-ployk
UKУкраїнська
диплоїдний
diploidnyy
URاردو
ڈبلوئیڈ
dabloid
VITiếng Việt
kép đôi
kep doi
YOYO
diploid
dih-ployd
ZH中文
双核的
shuāng hé de
ZUZU
diploid
dih-ployd

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