cancellous
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of cancellous
1830–40; < Latin cancell ( us ) lattice ( see cancellus) + -ous
Example Sentences
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The diaphysis contains compact bone surrounding a medullary cavity containing bone marrow On either end is an epiphysis containing cancellous or spongy bone.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Histologically, osteoporosis is characterized by a reduction in the thickness of compact bone and the number and size of trabeculae in cancellous bone.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
In its new site, cancellous bone becomes hard and fixed within a month.
From Time Magazine Archive
The material which Colonel Gordon uses, called cancellous bone, is the spongy substance found between hard bone and marrow.
From Time Magazine Archive
Putting these peculiarities on one side, the cancellous ends are subject to the type forms of injury; thus perforations either of the head of the bone or the malleolus were common injuries.
From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by George Henry Makins
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