Plural of fibrospongium; tissue that is both fibrous and sponge-like in structure.
From fibro- + spongiae (Latin spongia, sponge + -ae, plural). This anatomical term describes tissue with a fibrous yet porous structure.
Bone tissue has this fibrospongy quality—it's got a tough, fibrous outer shell (cortical bone) wrapped around a spongy, porous interior (trabecular bone) that's like nature's weight-saving engineering marvel.
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