spongy
51spongy — adj. (spongier, spongiest) 1 like a sponge, esp. in being porous, compressible, elastic, or absorbent. 2 (of metal) finely divided and loosely coherent. Derivatives: spongily adv. sponginess n …
52spongy parenchyma — Tissue usually found in the lower part of the leaf mesophyll. Consists of irregularly shaped, photosynthetic parenchyma cells, separated by large air spaces …
53spongy bone — substantia spongiosa ossium …
54spongy bone inferior — concha nasalis inferior …
55spongy bone superior — concha nasalis superior …
56spongy fibrocartilage — connecting f …
57spongy layer of endometrium — the sublayer of the stratum functionale underlying the compact layer; it contains the tortuous portions of the uterine glands …
58spongy layer of female urethra — tunica spongiosa urethrae femininae …
59spongy layer of vagina — tunica spongiosa vaginae …
60spongy part of male urethra — pars spongiosa urethrae masculinae …