cancellous

can·cel·lous

 (kăn-sĕl′əs, kăn′sə-ləs)

adj. Anatomy

Having an open, latticed, or porous structure. Used especially of bone.

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[From Latin cancellus, lattice; see cancel.]

can•cel•late

(ˈkæn səˌleɪt, -lɪt)

also can•cel•lat•ed

(-ˌleɪ tɪd)

adj.

1. of spongy or porous structure, as at the ends of long bones.

2. reticulate.

[1655–65; < Latin cancellātus. See cancel, -ate¹]

Thesaurus

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"

Translations

can·cel·lous

a. canceloso-a, esponjoso-a, reticulado-a;

___ bone → hueso ___.