cancellous
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can·cel·lous
(kăn-sĕl'əs, kăn'sə-ləs) 
adj. Anatomy
Having an open, latticed, or porous structure. Used especially of bone.
adj. Anatomy
Having an open, latticed, or porous structure. Used especially of bone.
[From Latin cancellus, lattice. See cancel.]
American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary:
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can·cel·lous
(kăn-sĕl'əs, kăn'sə-ləs)
adj.
adj.
Cancellated.
Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
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cancellous
Of a reticular, spongy or lattice-like structure; said mainly of bone tissue.
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