cancellous

cancellous
Denoting bone that has a latticelike or spongy structure. SYN: cancellated.

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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

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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.

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can·cel·lous (kan-səəs) of a reticular, spongy, or lattice-like structure; said mainly of bony tissue.

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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 bone — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = substantia spongiosa ossium GraySubject = 18 GrayPage = 86 Caption = Illustration of a section through long bone, with spongy bone in its center. Caption2 = Light micrograph of cancellous bone, stained with …   Wikipedia

  • cancellous bone — ▪ anatomy also called  trabecular bone  or  spongy bone   light, porous bone enclosing numerous large spaces that give a honeycombed or spongy appearance. The bone matrix, or framework, is organized into a three dimensional latticework of bony… …   Universalium

  • 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

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