trabecula

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Synonyms: trabecule, trabecular, trabeculae, trabeculas

Antonyms: trabecule, trabecular, trabeculae, trabeculas

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Noun

1. A small supporting [[beam]].
2. {{lb|en|anatomy}} A small [[mineralized]] [[spicule]] that forms a network in spongy [[bone]].
3. {{lb|en|anatomy}} A fibrous strand of [[connective tissue]] that supports it in place.
4. {{lb|en|entomology}} Either of a pair of movable [[appendage]]s on the head, in front of the [[antenna]]e, of some [[mallophagous]] [[insect]]s.
5. {{lb|en|anatomy}} One of the fleshy columns, or [[columnae carneae]], in the [[ventricle]] of the [[heart]], to which the [[chordae tendineae]] are attached.
6. {{lb|en|botany}} A [[projection]] from the [[cell wall]] across the cell cavity of the [[duct]]s of certain [[plant]]s.

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