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can·cel·lous kan-'sel-əs, 'kan(t)-sə-ləs adj having a porous structure made up of intersecting plates and bars that form small cavities or cells <\cancellous bone> compare COMPACT* * *
adj.lattice-like: applied to the bony tissue laid down by osteoblast during development of bone and in the consolidation stage of fracture repair. In a mature bone cancellous bone has a low density and is surrounded by denser cortical bone.* * *
can·cel·lous (kan-səlґəs) of a reticular, spongy, or lattice-like structure; said mainly of bony tissue.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
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Cancellous — 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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cancellous — [kan΄səlāt΄ədkan′sə ləs] adj. [ModL < L cancelli: see CANCEL] 1. Anat. having a porous or spongelike structure: said of bones 2. Bot. having a tiny, netlike structure of veins: said of certain leaves: Also cancellate [kan′sə lit, kan′səlāt΄]… … English World dictionary
cancellous — adjective Etymology: New Latin cancelli intersecting osseous plates and bars in cancellous bone, from Latin, lattice Date: circa 1839 of bone having a porous structure … New Collegiate Dictionary
cancellous — having cavities, spongy, porous, or reticulate, usually of bone … Dictionary of ichthyology
cancellous — /kan seuh leuhs/, adj. Anat. cancellate (def. 1). [1830 40; < L cancell(us) lattice (see CANCELLUS) + OUS] * * * … Universalium
cancellous — adjective Having low density and strength but high surface area, of the kind that fills the inner cavity of long bones. Syn: trabecular … Wiktionary
cancellous — adj. porous, perforated (Anatomy) … English contemporary dictionary
cancellous — [ kans(ə)ləs] adjective Anatomy (of bone tissue) having a porous, mesh like structure, typical of the interior of mature bones. Origin C19: from L. cancelli crossbars + ous … English new terms dictionary
cancellous — can·cel·lous … English syllables
cancellous — adj. lattice like: applied to the porous spongy network of flattened sheets of bone, interconnected like a honeycomb, that forms the interior of bones and has a lower density than the surrounding cortical bone. See also: lamellar bone … The new mediacal dictionary
