trabecula

English

Etymology

From Latin trabēcula (“small beam”), diminutive of trabs (“beam, timber”).

Noun

trabecula (plural trabeculae or trabeculas)

  1. A small supporting beam.
  2. (anatomy) A small mineralized spicule that forms a network in spongy bone.
  3. (anatomy) A fibrous strand of connective tissue that supports it in place.

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Latin

Alternative forms

  • trabicula

Etymology

Diminutive of trabs (“beam, timber”).

Pronunciation

Noun

trabēcula f (genitive trabēculae); first declension

  1. A small beam.

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative trabēcula trabēculae
genitive trabēculae trabēculārum
dative trabēculae trabēculīs
accusative trabēculam trabēculās
ablative trabēculā trabēculīs
vocative trabēcula trabēculae

Descendants

References

  • trabecula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • trabecula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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