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diploë
dip·lo·ë [ dípplō  ]


noun 
Definition:
 
middle layer of skull: a layer of spongy bone tissue found between the harder inside and outside bone layers of the cranium
[Late 16th century. < Greek diploē "doubling" < diploos "double"]
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