"Cancellous Bone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D000071556
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A10.165.265.414
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| Concept/Terms |
Cancellous Bone- Cancellous Bone
- Bone, Cancellous
- Bones, Cancellous
- Cancellous Bones
- Trabecular Bone
- Bone, Trabecular
- Bones, Trabecular
- Trabecular Bones
- Spongy Bone
- Bone, Spongy
- Bones, Spongy
- Spongy Bones
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