"trabecula" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /trəˈbɛkjʊlə/ Forms: trabeculae [plural], trabeculas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛkjʊlə Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *treb-der. Proto-Italic *trabs Latin trabs Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -cula Latin trabēculalbor. English trabecula Learned borrowing from Latin trabēcula (“small beam”), diminutive of trabs (“beam, timber”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:lbor|la:trabēcula|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *treb-der. Proto-Italic *trabs Latin trabs Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -cula Latin trabēculalbor. English trabecula [Appendix:Glossary#learned_borrowing|Learned borrowing]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "beam, timber", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*treb-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*trabs", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "trabs", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "alt" : "-cula", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "diminutive", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-elós", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent nouns", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-lós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-elos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-kelos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-culus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la", "pos" : "diminutive-forming suffix" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "trabēcula", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "trabecula", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="trabecula">, {{lbor|en|la|trabēcula||small beam}} Learned borrowing from Latin trabēcula (“small beam”) Head templates: {{en-noun|trabeculae|s}} trabecula (plural trabeculae or trabeculas)
  1. A small supporting beam.
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  2. (anatomy) A small mineralized spicule that forms a network in spongy bone.
    Sense id: en-trabecula-en-noun-bIzqYOvb Categories (other): Anatomy Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  3. (anatomy) A fibrous strand of connective tissue that supports it in place.
    Sense id: en-trabecula-en-noun-iKczg623 Categories (other): Anatomy, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 5 9 30 19 22 15 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 5 7 30 20 23 15 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  4. (entomology) Either of a pair of movable appendages on the head, in front of the antennae, of some mallophagous insects.
    Sense id: en-trabecula-en-noun-lnoItUP0 Categories (other): Entomology Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
  5. (anatomy) One of the fleshy columns, or columnae carneae, in the ventricle of the heart, to which the chordae tendineae are attached.
    Sense id: en-trabecula-en-noun-81WV86HO Categories (other): Anatomy, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 6 16 25 31 20 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 8 7 11 18 35 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 5 7 27 40 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 4 6 23 42 22 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 7 9 16 17 33 18 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 7 7 11 17 38 20 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  6. (botany) A projection from the cell wall across the cell cavity of the ducts of certain plants.
    Sense id: en-trabecula-en-noun-moiw2rba Categories (other): Botany Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: microtrabecula, trabecular, trabeculate, trabeculation, trabeculectomy, trabeculitis, trabeculoplasty, trabeculotomy Related terms: trabeated [adjective], stroma

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(anatomy) A fibrous strand of connective tissue that supports it in place."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Entomology"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Either of a pair of movable appendages on the head, in front of the antennae, of some mallophagous insects."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "entomology",
          "entomology"
        ],
        [
          "appendage",
          "appendage"
        ],
        [
          "antenna",
          "antenna"
        ],
        [
          "mallophagous",
          "mallophagous"
        ],
        [
          "insect",
          "insect"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(entomology) Either of a pair of movable appendages on the head, in front of the antennae, of some mallophagous insects."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "entomology",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Anatomy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "One of the fleshy columns, or columnae carneae, in the ventricle of the heart, to which the chordae tendineae are attached."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "columnae carneae",
          "columnae carneae"
        ],
        [
          "ventricle",
          "ventricle"
        ],
        [
          "heart",
          "heart"
        ],
        [
          "chordae tendineae",
          "chordae tendineae"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy) One of the fleshy columns, or columnae carneae, in the ventricle of the heart, to which the chordae tendineae are attached."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Botany"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A projection from the cell wall across the cell cavity of the ducts of certain plants."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "botany",
          "botany"
        ],
        [
          "projection",
          "projection"
        ],
        [
          "cell wall",
          "cell wall"
        ],
        [
          "duct",
          "duct"
        ],
        [
          "plant",
          "plant"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(botany) A projection from the cell wall across the cell cavity of the ducts of certain plants."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "botany",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/trəˈbɛkjʊlə/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛkjʊlə"
    }
  ],
  "word": "trabecula"
}

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