MEDULLARY SYSTEM
\mˈɛdələɹi sˈɪstəm], \mˈɛdələɹi sˈɪstəm], \m_ˈɛ_d_ə_l_ə_ɹ_i s_ˈɪ_s_t_ə_m]\
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Bichat gives this name to the marrow and its membranes. He distinguishes two species of medullary systems; the one occupies the cellular tissue at the extremities of the long bones and that of the flat and short bones; the other is found merely in the central canal of long bones.
By Robley Dunglison
