CANCELLOUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cancellous mean? 

• CANCELLOUS (adjective)
  The adjective CANCELLOUS has 1 sense:

1. having an open or latticed or porous structure

  Familiarity information: CANCELLOUS used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CANCELLOUS (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having an open or latticed or porous structure

Synonyms:

cancellate; cancellated; cancellous

Similar:

cellular (characterized by or divided into or containing cells or compartments (the smallest organizational or structural unit of an organism or organization))

Domain category:

anatomy; general anatomy (the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals)

 Context examples 

A condition of reduced bone mass, with decreased cortical thickness and a decrease in the number and size of the trabeculae of cancellous bone (but normal chemical composition), resulting in increased fracture incidence.

(Osteoporosis, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by reduced bone mass, with a decrease in cortical thickness and in the number and size of the trabeculae of cancellous bone (but normal chemical composition), resulting in increased fracture incidence.

(Osteoporosis, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)