TRABECULAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does trabecular mean? 

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

1. of or relating to trabeculae

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRABECULAR (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to trabeculae

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

trabecular; trabeculate

Pertainym:

trabecula (rod-shaped structures of fibrous tissue that divide an organ into parts (as in the penis) or stabilize the structure of an organ (as in the spleen))

Derivation:

trabecula (rod-shaped structures of fibrous tissue that divide an organ into parts (as in the penis) or stabilize the structure of an organ (as in the spleen))

 Context examples 

The tumor may show a variety of patterns, such as solid, trabecular, and acinar.

(Carcinoid Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

The cells are usually arranged in organoid and trabecular patterns.

(Lung Carcinoid Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called Merkel cell cancer, Merkel cell carcinoma, and trabecular cancer.

(Neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin, NCI Dictionary)

Other growth patterns including trabecular pattern may also be present.

(Adrenal Gland Pheochromocytoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called Merkel cell carcinoma, neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin, and trabecular cancer.

(Merkel cell cancer, NCI Dictionary)

Three morphologic patterns are seen: cribriform, trabecular, and solid.

(Adenoid Cystic Breast Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A hepatocellular carcinoma characterized by the presence of malignant cells with abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm forming trabecular and pseudoglandular patterns.

(Moderately Differentiated Hepatocellular Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

The neoplastic cells are often round and form clusters or trabecular sheets.

(Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called Merkel cell cancer, neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin, and trabecular cancer.

(Merkel cell carcinoma, NCI Dictionary)

It is characterized by the presence of neuroepithelial cells which form papillary, trabecular, or tubular structures.

(Medulloepithelioma, NCI Thesaurus)