TRABECULA
\tɹˈe͡ɪbkjʊlə], \tɹˈeɪbkjʊlə], \t_ɹ_ˈeɪ_b_k_j_ʊ_l_ə]\
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rod-shaped structures of fibrous tissue that divide an organ into parts (as in the penis) or stabilize the structure of an organ (as in the spleen)
By Princeton University
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rod-shaped structures of fibrous tissue that divide an organ into parts (as in the penis) or stabilize the structure of an organ (as in the spleen)
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By Oddity Software
By Noah Webster.
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(pl. -ae). (Anat.) supporting band or bar of connective tissue &c.; (Bot). beam-like projection or process. Hence trabecular, trabeculate (d) aa. [Latin]
By Sir Augustus Henry
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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