diploe

See also: diploë and diploé

English

Alternative forms

• diploë

Etymology

From Ancient Greek διπλόη (diplóē, “literally, a fold”), noun use of feminine of διπλόος (diplóos, “double”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdɪp.loʊˌi/

Noun

diploe (countable and uncountable, plural diploes)

1. (anatomy) The thin layer of soft, spongy, or cancellate tissue between the bone plates which constitute the skull.

   Synonym: (obsolete) pith

Derived terms

• diploetic (archaic)
• diploic
• diploid
• diploidy

Anagrams

• dipole, elopid, lepido-, peloid