Hard outer layer of a bone, protecting the bone and the spongey layer, as well as bone marrow.
1Short and irregular bones have no medullary canal, only a thin shell of dense bone filled with cancellous tissue.
2A woman with dense bones will be able to lose some density without developing osteoporosis.
3Our less dense bones, such as our spine and the ends of our long bones, turn over every two to three years.
Translations for dense bone