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cancellate

American

[kan-suh-leyt, -lit] / ˈkæn səˌleɪt, -lɪt /

Also cancellated

adjective

Anatomy. of spongy or porous structure, as bone.
reticulate.

cancellate British

/ ˈkænsɪləs, ˈkænsɪˌleɪt /

adjective

anatomy having a spongy or porous internal structure

cancellate bones
botany forming a network; reticulate

a cancellate venation

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Other Word Forms

subcancellate

adjective

Etymology

Origin of cancellate

From the Latin word cancellātus, dating back to 1655–65. See cancel, -ate ¹

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