Term Name: | trabecular network of bone |
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Synonyms: | bone trabecula, bone trabeculae |
Definition: | The network of intersecting plates and spicules in cancellous bone which form a meshwork of intercommunicating spaces filled with blood vessels and marrow; in mature bone, the trabeculae are aligned in parallel with the lines of major compressive or tensile force |
Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0008867] |