trabecular
Having supporting crossbars
Trabecular describes something composed of or relating to trabeculae—the thin, beam-like struts of tissue that form supporting frameworks in organs and bones.
Trabecular bone is the spongy, lattice-like interior structure of bones, as opposed to the dense outer layer: The scan revealed reduced trabecular density.
The term appears frequently in medical and anatomical contexts.
Openwork of crossed strips
- networkInterconnected system
- matrixOrdered numerical arrangement
- porousAllowing passage of fluids
- interconnectedJoined in multiple ways
spongy · honeycomb · reticulate · weblike · filigree · struts · interlaced · grid
Soft and absorbent
- marrowSoft bone interior
- osteocyteBone-maintaining cell in matrix
- osteoblastBone-forming cell
- osteoporosisDisease weakening skeletal structure
calcium · collagen · ossification · mineralization · remodeling · epiphysis · medullary · periosteum
Pertaining to liquid solutions
- glaucomaPressure damages optic nerve
- intraocularWithin the eye
- drainageLiquid removal system
- outflowFluid exiting a system
eye · filtration · ophthalmic · tonometry · pressure
lattice
Openwork of crossed strips
interconnected · spongy · honeycomb · reticulate · weblike · filigree · struts · interlaced · grid · crosshatched
spongy
Soft and absorbent
- marrowSoft bone interior
- osteocyteBone-maintaining cell in matrix
- osteoblastBone-forming cell
osteoporosis · calcium · collagen · ossification · mineralization · remodeling · epiphysis · medullary · periosteum · cortical
aqueous
Pertaining to liquid solutions
- glaucomaPressure damages optic nerve
- intraocularWithin the eye
- drainageLiquid removal system
outflow · eye · filtration · ophthalmic · tonometry · pressure
trabecularcortical
Of an outer layer
compact · solid · dense · consolidated · massive
trabecularhomogeneous
Alike in composition throughout
uniform · smooth · lamellar · continuous · unstructured
- trabecular meshworkEye's fluid drainage lattice