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Abstract
A type of osseous tissue which makes up the inner part of bone. It has a spongy, honeycomb-like structure with struts or trabecula and contains the BONE MARROW. It has higher rate of BONE REMODELING turnover than CORTICAL BONE.
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- Spongy Bone
- Trabecular Bone
- Bone, Cancellous
- Bone, Spongy
- Bone, Trabecular
- Bones, Cancellous
- Bones, Spongy
- Bones, Trabecular
- Cancellous Bones
- Spongy Bones
- Trabecular Bones
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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History Note
2017
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- Bone and Bones (1963-2016)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Cancellous Bone. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000071556. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000071556
- Cancellous Bone. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancellous_bone
- Cancellous Bone. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1759640