trabecular
- adjective
- /trəˈbɛkjələr/
- Specialized
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trabecular
- Finally, osteoarthritis is thought to begin as numerous microfractures within the trabecular lattice.
- trabecular bone
- trabecular meshwork
- trabecular pattern
Examples
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Fibrous dysplasia is a rare, nonneoplastic bone disease in which osteoblasts are incapable of producing mature trabecular bone.
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In osteoporosis, trabecular bone density decreases, leading to an increased risk of fractures.
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After sectioning, trabecular bone was removed from the center of the cross section.
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OK, OK, so the idea is that the trabecular bone resembles a foam.
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So Bruno has a project on trabecular bone for the class and he needed bone samples.
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The tumor exhibited a somewhat trabecular pattern with extensive necrosis.
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A circle of larger diameter indicates a trabecular bone test site with higher ultimate stress to failure (see Figure 2).
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As trabecular bone in the spine becomes more porous, compression fractures occur.
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Approximately 20% of the trabecular bone surface is remodeling at a constant rate (Raff & Shaker, 2003).
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Trabecular bone gradually replaces the callus along the stress lines, and the "extra" callus is resorbed.
Academic text (2002)
Synonyms
Made of many thin bars that form a light open structure like a net
Compounds
- Specialized
Surgery using a laser to make tiny burns in the eye to help fluid drain and lower eye pressure
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word trabecular comes from the Latin trabecula, which means 'small beam'. Imagine tiny beams or struts inside a bone that help hold it up — that's why trabecular describes the small supporting fibers or beams in tissues and bone.
