Definitions for cancellous
ˈkæn sə ləscan·cel·lous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cancellate, cancellated, cancellousadjective

   having an open or latticed or porous structure

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1. cancellousadjective

   Having low density and strength but high surface area, of the kind that fills the inner cavity of long bones.

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1. cancellous

   A bone is a rigid organ that constitutes part of the skeleton in most vertebrate animals. Bones protect the various other organs of the body, produce red and white blood cells, store minerals, provide structure and support for the body, and enable mobility. Bones come in a variety of shapes and sizes and have complex internal and external structures. They are lightweight yet strong and hard and serve multiple functions. Bone tissue (osseous tissue), which is also called bone in the uncountable sense of that word, is hard tissue, a type of specialized connective tissue. It has a honeycomb-like matrix internally, which helps to give the bone rigidity. Bone tissue is made up of different types of bone cells. Osteoblasts and osteocytes are involved in the formation and mineralization of bone; osteoclasts are involved in the resorption of bone tissue. Modified (flattened) osteoblasts become the lining cells that form a protective layer on the bone surface. The mineralized matrix of bone tissue has an organic component of mainly collagen called ossein and an inorganic component of bone mineral made up of various salts. Bone tissue is mineralized tissue of two types, cortical bone and cancellous bone. Other types of tissue found in bones include bone marrow, endosteum, periosteum, nerves, blood vessels and cartilage. In the human body at birth, there are approximately 300 bones present; many of these fuse together during development, leaving a total of 206 separate bones in the adult, not counting numerous small sesamoid bones. The largest bone in the body is the femur or thigh-bone, and the smallest is the stapes in the middle ear. The Greek word for bone is ὀστέον ("osteon"), hence the many terms that use it as a prefix—such as osteopathy. In anatomical terminology, including the Terminologia Anatomica international standard, the word for a bone is os (for example, os breve, os longum, os sesamoideum).

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1. cancellous

   Cancellous refers to a type of bone tissue that is spongy and porous, found at the ends of long bones and in the inner parts of many other bones. It's also known as trabecular or spongy bone. This tissue typically has a higher surface area to volume ratio than cortical bone, and is less dense, meaning it is weaker and more flexible. It is involved in a variety of functions, including supporting and protecting the red and white blood cells, and storing and releasing calcium.

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1. Cancellousadjective

   having a spongy or porous structure; made up of cancelli; cancellated; as, the cancellous texture of parts of many bones

2. Etymology: [Cf. L. cancellosus covered with bars.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cancellous in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cancellous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cancellous
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancellous
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
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