cancellate

[kan-suh-leyt, -lit]

adjective

Anatomy. of spongy or porous structure, as bone.

reticulate.

Also can·cel·lat·ed

[kan-suh-ley-tid] /ˈkæn səˌleɪ tɪd/.

Origin of cancellate

From the Latin word cancellātus, dating back to 1655–65. See cancel, -ate¹

Related formssub·can·cel·late, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for cancellate

cancellate

cancellous (ˈkænsɪləs) or cancellated

adjective

anatomy having a spongy or porous internal structurecancellate bones

botany forming a network; reticulatea cancellate venation

Word Origin for cancellate

C17: from Latin cancellāre to make like a lattice; see cancel

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