adjective
1. having a latticelike structure pierced with holes or windows
• Syn: ↑cancellate, ↑clathrate
• Similar to: ↑reticulate, ↑reticular
2. having an open or latticed or porous structure
• Syn: ↑cancellate, ↑cancellous
• Similar to: ↑cellular
• Topics: ↑anatomy, ↑general anatomy
Useful english dictionary. 2012.