cancellous

adjective can·cel·lous \kan-ˈse-ləs, ˈkan(t)-sə-ləs\

Definition of CANCELLOUS

of bone

: having a porous structure

New Latin cancelli intersecting osseous plates and bars in cancellous bone, from Latin, lattice

First Known Use: circa 1839

Medical Dictionary

adjective can·cel·lous \kan-ˈsel-əs, ˈkan(t)-sə-ləs\

: 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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