tension curve
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n.
A line tracing the direction of the trabeculae in cancellous bone tissue, indicating the direction of tension placed on the bone.
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Words nearby tension curve
tensile stress, tensimeter, tensiometer, tension, tension cavity, tension curve, tension headache, tension suture, tensity, tensive, tenson
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