trabecula

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: tra=bec=u=la

CIDE DICTIONARY

trabecula, n. [L., a little beam.].

 A small bar, rod, bundle of fibers, or septal membrane, in the framework of an organ part.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

trabecula, n. (pl. trabeculae)
1 Anat. a supporting band or bar of connective or bony tissue, esp. dividing an organ into chambers.
2 Bot. a beamlike projection or process within a hollow structure.

Derivative

trabecular adj. trabeculate adj.

Etymology

L, dimin. of trabs beam