CANCELLUS
\kˈansɛləs], \kˈansɛləs], \k_ˈa_n_s_ɛ_l_ə_s]\
Definitions of CANCELLUS
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From cancer, 'a crab.' A species of crayfish, called the Wrong Heir, and Bernard the Hermit: which is said to cure rheumatism, if rubbed on the part.
By Robley Dunglison
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An individual bar or element of a latticelike structure. The cancelli of bone are the columns or plates making up the framework of its spongy substance, so arranged in arches as to combine great strength with lightness and elasticity. [Lat.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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