Cancellous
Pronunciation : Can"cel*lous
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Cf. L. cancellosus covered with bars.] (Anat.)
Definition : Defn: Having a spongy or porous stracture; made up of cancelli; cancellated; as, the cancellous texture of parts of many bones.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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