Having tiny holes or spaces that allow liquid or gas to pass through; permeable.
From Latin porus (pore, passage) from Greek poros (passage, pore). The figurative meaning of 'having gaps or weaknesses' developed in the 18th century.
Your bones are surprisingly porous - up to 90% of bone volume is actually empty space! This porosity makes bones both lightweight and strong, like natural scaffolding.
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