trabecula
noun
a structural part resembling a small beam or crossbar.
trabeculae
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pluralof trabecula.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Using medical imaging as a guide, they recreated the delicate lattice known as trabeculae that gives bone its internal strength.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 3, 2026
Instead, it consists of trabeculae, which are lamellae that are arranged as rods or plates.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Cancellous bone looks like a sponge under the microscope and contains empty spaces between trabeculae, or arches of bone proper.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
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
This coat sends multitudes of fine trabeculae into the interior of the organ, which subdivide it into numbers of minute compartments, in which the red, highly vascular, spleen pulp is contained.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various
