What does camellate mean?
Camellate means (of a bone) Having many small internal spaces, rather than fewer larger ones..
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(of a bone) Having many small internal spaces, rather than fewer larger ones..
For example, the long bones of birds and mammals are usually tubular at midshaft, but the epiphyses mostly consist of marrow-filled trabecular bone or pneumatic camellate bone.
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Camellate means (of a bone) Having many small internal spaces, rather than fewer larger ones..
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For example, the long bones of birds and mammals are usually tubular at midshaft, but the epiphyses mostly consist of marrow-filled trabecular bone or pneumatic camellate bone.
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