TRABECULAE

TRABECULA

trabecula

(noun) rod-shaped structures of fibrous tissue that divide an organ into parts (as in the penis) or stabilize the structure of an organ (as in the spleen)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

trabeculae

plural of trabecula

Source: Wiktionary


TRABECULA

Tra*bec"u*la, n.; pl. Trabeculæ (-le). Etym: [L., a little beam.] (Anat.)

Definition: A small bar, rod, bundle of fibers, or septal membrane, in the framework of an organ part.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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