cancellate

[ kan-suh-leyt, -lit ]
/ ˈkæn səˌleɪt, -lɪt /

adjective

Anatomy. of spongy or porous structure, as bone.
reticulate.
Also can·cel·lat·ed [kan-suh-ley-tid] /ˈkæn səˌleɪ tɪd/.

Origin of cancellate

From the Latin word cancellātus, dating back to 1655–65. See cancel, -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM cancellate

sub·can·cel·late, adjective

Words nearby cancellate

canc., cancan, cancel, cancel out, canceled check, cancellate, cancellated, cancellation, cancellation law, cancellous, cancellous bone

Example sentences from the Web for cancellated

British Dictionary definitions for cancellated

cancellate

cancellous (ˈkænsɪləs) or cancellated

/ (ˈkænsɪˌleɪt) /

adjective

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

Word Origin for cancellate

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

Medical definitions for cancellated

cancellated
[ kăn′sə-lā′tĭd ]

adj.

Having an open, latticed, or porous structure, as in a bone.