cancellate
Adjective 1. Having a porous, latticed, or open structure: Describes a material, tissue, or structure that is not solid but is instead composed of a network of thin bars, plates, or struts with many intervening spaces or holes, resembling a lattice or sponge. 2. Having a latticelike structure pierced with holes or windows: Specifically emphasizes a structure that is perforated or fenestrated, creating a pattern of openings within a network of solid material.
The term "cancellate" is a specialized, primarily biological or anatomical adjective. It is used to describe the internal architecture of certain natural structures. * It is most commonly applied to cancellous bone (also known as trabecular or spongy bone), which has a porous, honeycomb-like structure. * It can also describe similar structures in botany (e.g., certain seed coats or plant tissues) or in other biological contexts.
- Adjective:
- The interior of the bone is cancellate, which makes it lighter while maintaining strength. (Phần bên trong của xương có cấu trúc tổ ong, giúp nó nhẹ hơn nhưng vẫn duy trì được độ bền.)
- Under the microscope, the seed coat revealed a beautifully cancellate pattern. (Dưới kính hiển vi, lớp vỏ hạt cho thấy một cấu trúc dạng lưới tuyệt đẹp.)
- This type of coral has a cancellate skeleton that provides habitat for many small organisms. (Loại san hô này có bộ xương dạng lưới, tạo môi trường sống cho nhiều sinh vật nhỏ.)
- The term is often used in its comparative or superlative forms (more cancellate, most cancellate) to describe the degree of porosity or lattice-like structure.
- The bone tissue near the joint was more cancellate than the tissue in the shaft. (Mô xương gần khớp có cấu trúc tổ ong nhiều hơn mô ở thân xương.)
- Cancellated (Adjective): An alternative form with identical meaning to "cancellate."
- The cancellated region of the bone is highly vascular. (Vùng xương xốp có nhiều mạch máu.)
- Cancellous (Adjective): A more common synonym, especially in anatomy (e.g., cancellous bone).
- Trabecular (Adjective): A technical synonym used in anatomy and histology.
- Reticulate (Adjective): Describes a net-like pattern, which can be similar but often refers more to surface patterning than 3D porous structure.
- Fenestrated (Adjective): Having windows or openings; can be used in similar contexts, especially in architecture and some biological descriptions.
- Latticed
- Porous
- Spongy
- Honeycombed
- Reticulated (in some contexts)
- Fenestrated (in some contexts)
- Solid
- Compact
- Dense
- Imperforate
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having an open or latticed or porous structure
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having a latticelike structure pierced with holes or windows
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