cancellous

[ kan-suh-luhs ]

/ ˈkæn sə ləs /

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Origin of cancellous

1830–40; <Latin cancell(us) lattice (see cancellus) + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM cancellous

sub·can·cel·lous, adjective

Words nearby cancellous

canceled check, cancellate, cancellated, cancellation, cancellation law, cancellous, cancellous bone, cancellous tissue, cancellus, cancel out, cancer

How to use cancellous in a sentence

It would seem that the first change is one of congestion of the vessels of the bone's cancellous tissue.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot|Harry Caulton Reeks
Bone may be compact, or loose and spongy in character, when it is known as cancellous bone.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
The tympanic is not fused to the periotic and has a small bulla not filled with cancellous bone.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
These horn cores are formed internally of cancellous bone, and on them the true epidermal horns are borne.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds

The spongy or cancellous osteoma is really an ossified chondroma, and is met with at the ends of the long bones (Fig. 52).
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

Medical definitions for cancellous

cancellous

[ kăn-sĕl′əs, kăn′sə-ləs ]

adj.

Cancellated.