[ 'kans(ə)ləs ]
■ adjective Anatomy (of bone tissue) having a porous, mesh-like structure, typical of the interior of mature bones.
Origin
C19: from L. cancelli 'crossbars' + -ous .
CANCELLOUS
Meaning of CANCELLOUS in English
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004