Associations to the word «Trabecula»

Wiktionary

TRABECULA, noun. A small supporting beam.
TRABECULA, noun. (anatomy) A small mineralized spicule that forms a network in spongy bone.
TRABECULA, noun. (anatomy) A fibrous strand of connective tissue that supports it in place.

Dictionary definition

TRABECULA, noun. Rod-shaped structures of fibrous tissue that divide an organ into parts (as in the penis) or stabilize the structure of an organ (as in the spleen).

Wise words

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