cancellate
31cancellous — can•cel•lous [[t]ˈkæn sə ləs[/t]] adj. med anat. cancellate 1) • Etymology: 1830–40; < L cancell(us) lattice (see cancel) + ous …
32diploë — dip•lo•ë [[t]ˈdɪp loʊˌi[/t]] n. anat. the cancellate bony tissue between the hard inner and outer walls of the bones of the cranium • Etymology: 1690–1700; < Gk diplóē lit., a fold, n. use of fem. of diplóos double di•plo′ic, adj …
33diploe — /ˈdɪploʊi/ (say diplohee) noun (in anatomy) the cancellate bony tissue between the hard inner and outer walls of the bones of the cranium. {Greek: a fold} …
34cancellous — [kan΄səlāt΄ədkan′sə ləs] adj. [ModL < L cancelli: see CANCEL] 1. Anat. having a porous or spongelike structure: said of bones 2. Bot. having a tiny, netlike structure of veins: said of certain leaves: Also cancellate [kan′sə lit, kan′səlāt΄]… …
35general anatomy — noun the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals • Syn: ↑anatomy • Derivationally related forms: ↑anatomic (for: ↑anatomy), ↑anatomist (for: ↑anatomy), ↑ …
36phytology — noun the branch of biology that studies plants • Syn: ↑botany • Derivationally related forms: ↑phytologist, ↑botanic (for: ↑botany), ↑botanical (for: ↑ …
37reticular — adjective resembling or forming a network the reticulate veins of a leaf a reticulated highway system • Syn: ↑reticulate • Ant: ↑nonreticulate (for: ↑reticulate) …
38can|cel|lous — «KAN suh luhs», adjective. Anatomy. having an open, latticed, or porous, structure; cancellate: »cancellous bone. In flat (cancellous) bones as of the skull and in the ends of long bones, the interior lacks regular systems and is of more spongy… …
