trabecula
/trəˈbekjʊlə/noun
(一般作复数trabeculae /-liː/)
1
- Anatomy each of a series or group of partitions formed by bands or columns of connective tissue, especially a plate of the calcareous tissue forming cancellous bone【剖】小梁, 小柱。
2
- Botany any of a number of rod-like structures in plants, e.g. a strand of sterile tissue dividing the cavity in a sporangium【植】径列条, 横隔片, 横条。
派生词
trabecular
adjectivetrabeculate
/-lət/ adjective词源
mid 19th cent.: from Latin, diminutive of trabs 'beam, timber'.