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Cancellous

Cancellous Meaning & Definition
Cancellous Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cancellous?

[adj] (anatomy) having an open or latticed or porous structure

Synonyms | Synonyms for Cancellous: cancellate | cancellated | cellular

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Cancellous In Webster's Dictionary

\Can"cel*lous\, a. [Cf. L. cancellosus covered with bars.] (Anat.) Having a spongy or porous structure; made up of cancelli; cancellated; as, the cancellous texture of parts of many bones.

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