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cancellous

[ kan-suh-luhs ]

/ ˈkæn sə ləs /

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adjective Anatomy.

cancellate (def. 1).

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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

cancel culture, canceled check, cancellate, cancellation, cancellation law, cancellous, cancellus, cancel out, cancer, cancerate, canceration

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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