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CANCELLOUS
cancellate, cancellated, cancellous
(adjective) having an open or latticed or porous structure
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
cancellous (not comparable)
(anatomy, of bone) Having low density and strength but high surface area, of the kind that fills the inner cavity of long bones.
Synonyms
• trabecular
Source: Wiktionary
Can"cel*lous, a. Etym: [Cf. L. cancellosus covered with bars.] (Anat.)
Definition: Having a spongy or porous stracture; made up of cancelli; cancellated; as, the cancellous texture of parts of many bones.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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