"cancellous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Latin cancellus (“lattice”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|cancellus||lattice}} Latin cancellus (“lattice”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} cancellous (not comparable)
  1. (anatomy, of bone) Having low density and strength but high surface area, of the kind that fills the inner cavity of long bones. Wikipedia link: cancellous Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Anatomy Synonyms: trabecular Derived forms: corticocancellous Translations (low-density (of bone)): hohkainen (Finnish), spongieux [masculine] (French), гу́бчатый (gúbčatyj) [masculine] (Russian), spongiózny (Slovak)
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