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cancellate

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can⋅cel⋅late

  [kan-suh-leyt, -lit]
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–adjective
1. Anatomy. of spongy or porous structure, as bone.
2. reticulate.
Also, can⋅cel⋅lat⋅ed  [kan-suh-ley-tid] .

Origin:
1655–65; < L cancellātus. See cancel, -ate 1
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can·cel·late   (kān-sěl'ĭt, kān'sə-lāt')   
adj.  Cancellous.

[Latin cancellātus, past participle of cancellāre, to make in a crisscross pattern; see cancel.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: can·cel·late
Pronunciation: kan-'sel-&t, 'kan(t)-s&-"lAt
Variant: or can·cel·lat·ed /'kan(t)-s&-"lAt-&d/
Function: adjective
: CANCELLOUS
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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