释义 |
cancellous, a. Phys.|ˈkænsələs| [f. cancell-i + -ous: cf. L. cancellōsus.] Having an open porous structure as of network, made up of fine interlacing fibres and plates, as in cancellous tissue.
1836–9Todd Cycl. Anat. II. 789/1 Deep in the cancellous structure of the bones. 1881Mivart Cat 36 Cancellous bony tissue invested by compact bone. |