Medical Dictionary
cancellous
adj can·cel·lous \kan-ˈsel-əs, ˈkan(t)-sə-ləs\
Medical Definition of CANCELLOUS
: 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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