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Word: Cancellous
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from Latin cancelli ‘crossbars’ + -ous
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkans(ə)ləs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
denoting bone tissue with a meshlike structure containing many pores, typical of the interior of mature bones.
Short Definition:denoting bone tissue with meshlike structure containing many pores
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