1. 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)

Derived forms: trabeculae

See also: trabecular

Type of: fibrous tissue

Encyclopedia: Trabecula

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