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Trabecula
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Tra-bec′u-la
,Noun.
pl.
Trabeculae
(-lē)
. [L., a little beam.]
(Anat.)
A small bar, rod, bundle of fibers, or septal membrane, in the framework of an organ part.
Definition 2025
trabecula
trabecula
English
Noun
trabecula (plural trabeculae or trabeculas)
- A small supporting beam.
- (anatomy) A small mineralized spicule that forms a network in spongy bone.
- (anatomy) A fibrous strand of connective tissue that supports it in place.
Derived terms
Latin
Alternative forms
- trabicula
Etymology
Diminutive of trabs (“beam, timber”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /traˈbeː.ku.la/
Noun
trabēcula f (genitive trabēculae); first declension
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | trabēcula | trabēculae |
| genitive | trabēculae | trabēculārum |
| dative | trabēculae | trabēculīs |
| accusative | trabēculam | trabēculās |
| ablative | trabēculā | trabēculīs |
| vocative | trabēcula | trabēculae |
Related terms
Descendants
- Catalan: trabécule
- English: trabecula
- French: trabécule
- Portuguese: trabécula
References
- trabecula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “trabecula”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.