cancellate

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[kan-suh-leyt, -lit]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Anatomy.��of spongy or porous structure, as bone.
reticulate.

cancellate

/ ˈkænsɪləs, ˈkænsɪˌleɪt /

adjective

anatomy having a spongy or porous internal structure
cancellate bones
botany forming a network; reticulate
a cancellate venation

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Other Word Forms

subcancellate adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cancellate¹

From the Latin word ��Գ��ٳܲ�, dating back to 1655–65. See cancel, -ate ¹

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cancellate¹

C17: from Latin ��Գ�� to make like a lattice; see _cancel

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This is complete in every part; a definite bell-shaped calyx, widening into the cancellate receptacle, the margin constricted, and closed at last by the apical net, cribrum, sign of the order.

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canceled check cancellation

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