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endosteal adjective anatomy specializeduk /enˈdɒs.ti.əl/ us /enˈdɑː.sti.əl/ relating to the endosteum(= a layer of tissue covering the inside surface of a bone): These are the cells on or near endosteal surfaces of bone. After an injury to the bone, the gap is filled with blood from the ruptured periosteal and endosteal vessels. Imaging revealed the osteogenic activity on the endosteal border of the graft. This thinning of the cortical shell is caused by endosteal bone resorption. Osteoblast numbers were increased at the endosteal surface in the vicinity of the lesions. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Bone structures acetabular acetabulum acromial acromioclavicular acromion frontal bone glenoid gnathic gynecoid hamate osteophyte osteotomy parietal parietal bone pectoral girdle TMJ trapezoidal triquetrum true rib tubercle |