cancellous bone. In flat (cancellous) bones as of the skull and in the ends of long bones, the interior lacks regular systems and is of more spongy texture (Tracy I. Storer).
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lous — aceph·a·lous; achlo·ro·phyl·lous; acid·u·lous; acoe·lous; adac·ty·lous; am·moph·i·lous; am·phib·o·lous; am·phi·coe·lous; am·phi·con·dy·lous; an·e·moph·i·lous; an·gu·lous; an·iso·dac·ty·lous; an·iso·phyl·lous; anom·a·lous; anom·a·lous·ly;… … English syllables
can — a·can·thus; ac·o·can·thera; af·ri·can·ism; af·ri·can·i·za·tion; af·ri·can·ize; af·ri·can·oid; af·ri·can·thro·pus; alas·can; al·can·na; ali·can·te; al·mu·can·tar; amer·i·can·ese; amer·i·can·ess; amer·i·can·ism; amer·i·can·ist; amer·i·can·is·tic;… … English syllables
cel — cel·a·don; cel·a·don·ite; cel·an·dine; cel·as·tra·ce·ae; cel·as·tra·ceous; cel·a·ture; cel·e·be·sian; cel·e·brant; cel·e·brat·er; cel·e·bra·tion; cel·e·bra·tive; cel·e·bra·tor; cel·e·bra·to·ry; cel·e·bret; cel·ery; cel·es·tite; cel·i·ba·cy;… … English syllables
-dac·ty·lous; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… … English syllables
cancellous — can·cel·lous … English syllables
cancellous — can•cel•lous [[t]ˈkæn sə ləs[/t]] adj. med anat. cancellate 1) • Etymology: 1830–40; < L cancell(us) lattice (see cancel) + ous … From formal English to slang
cancellous — Denoting bone that has a latticelike or spongy structure. SYN: cancellated. * * * can·cel·lous kan sel əs, kan(t) sə ləs adj having a porous structure made up of intersecting plates and bars that form small cavities or cells <cancellous… … Medical dictionary
Cancellous — Can cel*lous, a. [Cf. L. cancellosus covered with bars.] (Anat.) Having a spongy or porous structure; made up of cancelli; cancellated; as, the cancellous texture of parts of many bones. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
corticocancellous — cor·ti·co·can·cel·lous (kor″tĭ ko kanґsə ləs) referring to bony tissue containing both cortical and cancellous elements … Medical dictionary
sca — can·cel·la·re·sca; sca·ber·u·lous; sca·bia; sca·bies; sca·bi·et·ic; sca·bi·o·sa; sca·bres·cent; sca·lade; sca·la·re; sca·lar·ia; sca·lar·i·an; sca·lar·i·form; sca·la·tion; Sca·le·cide; sca·lene; sca·le·no·he·dral; sca·le·no·he·dron; sca·le·nous;… … English syllables
