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Meaning of CANCELLOUS

Pronunciation:  'kansilus

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[adj]  (anatomy) having an open or latticed or porous structure
 

CANCELLOUS is a 10 letter word that starts with C.

 

 Synonyms: cancellate, cancellated, cellular
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Can"cel*lous\, a. [Cf. L. cancellosus covered with
bars.] (Anat.)
Having a spongy or porous structure; made up of cancelli;
cancellated; as, the cancellous texture of parts of many
bones.

 

 

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