Trabecula
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /trəˈbɛkjʊlə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Trabecula is a noun meaning A small supporting beam.
Meaning
A small supporting beam.
More Meanings
- (anatomy) A small mineralized spicule that forms a network in spongy bone.
- (anatomy) A fibrous strand of connective tissue that supports it in place.
- (entomology) Either of a pair of movable appendages on the head, in front of the antennae, of some mallophagous insects.
- (anatomy) One of the fleshy columns, or columnae carneae, in the ventricle of the heart, to which the chordae tendineae are attached.
- (botany) A projection from the cell wall across the cell cavity of the ducts of certain plants.
Word Forms
- trabeculae
- trabeculas
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include trabecule, torsal, collar, brow, taenia, brace.
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