trabecula
noun
a structural part resembling a small beam or crossbar.
trabecular
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a word derived from
trabecula.
Example Sentences
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It should be borne in mind that currently, the most widespread diagnostic tools are based on two-dimensional images, which do not adequately capture the density of the trabecular and cortical compartments of the bone.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 21, 2024
The periosteum then creates a protective layer of compact bone superficial to the trabecular bone.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Madreporidae.—Colonial branching or palmate perforate corals, with abundant trabecular coenenchyme.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various
The term caries is employed to indicate any diseased process associated with crumbling away of the trabecular framework of a bone.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
The trabecular framework of the bone undergoes erosion and absorption—rarefying ostitis—and either disappears altogether or only irregular fragments or sequestra of microscopic dimensions remain in the area affected.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
