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cancellate

[kan-suh-leyt, -lit]

adjective

Anatomy. of spongy or porous structure, as bone.

reticulate.

Also, can·cel·lat·ed

[kan-suh-ley-tid] .

Origin:
1655–65; < Latin cancellātus. See cancel, -ate¹

Related forms

sub·can·cel·late, adjective

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cancellate, cancellous or cancellated (ˈkænsɪˌleɪt, ˈkænsɪləs)

—*adj*
1.	anatomy having a spongy or porous internal structure: cancellate bones
2.	botany forming a network; reticulate: a cancellate venation

[C17: from Latin cancellāre to make like a lattice; see cancel]

cancellous, cancellous or cancellated

—*adj*

[C17: from Latin cancellāre to make like a lattice; see cancel]

cancellated, cancellous or cancellated

—*adj*

[C17: from Latin cancellāre to make like a lattice; see cancel]

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