CANCELLOUS


Meaning of CANCELLOUS in English

adj.

Pronunciation: kan- ' se-l ə s, ' kan(t)-s ə -l ə s

Function: adjective

Etymology: New Latin cancelli intersecting osseous plates and bars in cancellous bone, from Latin, lattice

Date: circa 1839

of bone : having a porous structure

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