Definition of cancellous Cancellous
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What does cancellous mean?
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| cancellous - having an open or latticed or porous structure | ||
| cancellate, cancellated | ||
| cellular characterized by or divided into or containing cells or compartments (the smallest organizational or structural unit of an organism or organization); "the cellular construction of a beehive"; "any effective opposition to a totalitarian regime must be secretive and cellular" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- cancellous (a.)
Having a spongy or porous structure; made up of cancelli; cancellated; as, the cancellous texture of parts of many bones.
