Trabecula
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Gaillard F, Bell D, Trabecula. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 20 Dec 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-71802
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- Trabeculae
A trabecula (plural: trabeculae) is a descriptive word to indicate a structure with a strut or column-like morphology (as opposed to septa which are sheet-like).
History and etymology
Trabecula is from the Latin meaning "small beam".
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