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cancellous

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can·cel·lous  (kn-sls, kns-ls)
adj. Anatomy
Having an open, latticed, or porous structure. Used especially of bone.
[From Latin cancellus, lattice; see cancel.]
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Adj.1.cancellous - having an open or latticed or porous structure
cancellate, cancellated
anatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
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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