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cancellous

[ kan-suh-luh s ]

/ ˈkæn sə ləs /

adjective Anatomy.

cancellate(def 1).

Words nearby cancellous

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

Origin of cancellous

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

OTHER WORDS FROM cancellous

sub·can·cel·lous, adjective

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Examples from the Web for cancellous

This would be of importance, since the clean puncture of cancellous bone was no doubt favoured by a high rate of velocity.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900|George Henry Makins
The tympanic is not fused to the periotic and has a small bulla not filled with cancellous bone.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
Notching or grooving is naturally much more common in the cancellous portions of bones.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900|George Henry Makins
To show how the cancellous structure of bone is able to support a great deal of weight.
A Practical Physiology|Albert F. Blaisdell

The soft substance filling the medullary cavities and cancellous extremities of the long bones.
Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry|Maximilian Stern

Medical definitions for cancellous

cancellous

[ kăn-sĕl′əs, kăn′sə-ləs ]

adj.

Cancellated.

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