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Having a spongy or porous structure; made up of cancelli; cancellated; as, the cancellous texture of parts of many bones.
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having a reticular or latticework structure, as in spongy tissue of bone
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adjective, Latin cancelli = grating or lattice.
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having an open or latticed or porous structure
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Reticular, spongy, or lattice-like structure, mainly of bony tissue.
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Characterized by a reticular or spongy appearance as in cancellous bone. ( trabecular bone,spongy).
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the soft inner portion of bone, resembling a 'honeycomb' design
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Denoting bone that has a lattice-like or spongy structure.
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