Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diploic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: diploic
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the diploe.

Example Sentences

"diploic veins"
"[…] there has been recognition that porosity of the orbital roofs and cranial vault may arise due to a variety of different causes. These include rickets and scurvy, where it occurs due to different pathophysiological mechanisms[…]. In vitamin D deficiency, it arises as a result of deficient mineralization of the growing bone surface, in scurvy as a result of deposition of porous new bone and/or vascular inflammatory response; versus diploic hyperplasia coupled with resorption of overlying cortical bone in anemia."

Etymology

From diploe + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: diploe

Derived Forms

intradiploic

Questions

What does diploic mean?: Of or relating to the diploe.
Where does diploic come from?: From diploe + -ic.

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