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trabecular network of bone

Term ID
UBERON:0008867
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
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