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trabecula
noun pl. trabeculae or trabeculas
- Anat., Zool.
- a small rod, bar, or bundle of fibers
- a small septum of fibers forming, with others of its kind, an essential part of the framework of an organ or part
- Bot. a rodlike structure, plate, or bar of tissue, as any of the crossbars in the peristome teeth of mosses
Related Forms:
- trabecular adjective or trabeculate
See trabecula in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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