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trabecula
(trә-bek´u-lә)
a small beam or supporting structure; used in anatomic nomenclature to designate various fibromuscular bands or cords providing
support in various organs, as heart, penis, and spleen, adj., trabec´ular., adj.
trabeculae of bone
anastomosing bony spicules in cancellous bone which form a meshwork of intercommunicating spaces that are filled with bone
marrow.

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