Cancellous
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adjective.
Having an open, latticed, or porous structure. Used especially of bone.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Same as
cancellate
.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Having a spongy or porous structure; made up of cancelli; cancellated.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
(of
bone
) Having low
density
and
strength
but high
surface area
, of the kind that fills the inner
cavity
of long bones.
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adjective.
having an open or latticed or porous structure
Word Usage
"Hence this is called cancellous tissue, and the gradual transition from one to the other is apparent."
Equivalent
cellular
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
butter-yellow
cicatricial
ebon-skinned
fibrocystic
fibromuscular
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
cancellated
trabecular