cancellous

As adjectives the difference between cancellous and spongy

is that cancellous is (anatomy|of bone) having low density and strength but high surface area, of the kind that fills the inner cavity of long bones while spongy is having the characteristics of a sponge, namely being absorbent, squishy or porous.

As a noun terms

is .

As an adjective cancellous is

(anatomy|of bone) having low density and strength but high surface area, of the kind that fills the inner cavity of long bones.

As a noun cancellus

is (architecture) a barrier, balustrade or railing, or screen, dividing the main body of a church from the chancel.

As an adjective cancellous is

(anatomy|of bone) having low density and strength but high surface area, of the kind that fills the inner cavity of long bones.

Trabecular is a synonym of cancellous.

As adjectives the difference between trabecular and cancellous

is that trabecular is of or pertaining to a trabecula while cancellous is (anatomy|of bone) having low density and strength but high surface area, of the kind that fills the inner cavity of long bones.

As a noun cavity

is a hole or hollow depression.

As an adjective cancellous is

(anatomy|of bone) having low density and strength but high surface area, of the kind that fills the inner cavity of long bones.

As a noun strength

is the quality or degree of being strong.

As a verb strength

is to give strength to; to strengthen.

As an adjective cancellous is

having low density and strength but high surface area, of the kind that fills the inner cavity of long bones.

As a noun density

is (physics: amount of matter contained by a given volume) A measure of the amount of matter contained by a given volume.

As an adjective cancellous is

having low density and strength but high surface area, of the kind that fills the inner cavity of long bones.

As adjectives the difference between bone and cancellous

is that bone is of an off-white colour, like the colour of bone while cancellous is having low density and strength but high surface area, of the kind that fills the inner cavity of long bones.

As a noun bone

is a composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.

As a verb bone

is to prepare (meat, etc) by removing the bone or bones from.

As a proper noun Bône

is a city in eastern Algeria, now known as Annaba.