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Etymology

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From endo- +‎ cortical.

Adjective

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endocortical (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) On the inside of the cortex (especially of bone)
    • 2015 September 23, “Osteocytes, not Osteoblasts or Lining Cells, are the Main Source of the RANKL Required for Osteoclast Formation in Remodeling Bone”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Histological measurements of the endocortical bone of the femur also began two visual fields below the growth plate and were continued to the diaphysis, with the diaphysis defined as the midway point between the ends of the femur.
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