trabecula Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun rod-shaped structures of fibrous tissue that divide an organ into parts (as in the penis) or stabilize the structure of an organ (as in the spleen)

WordNet

Tra*bec"u*la noun
Etymology
L., a little beam.
Wordforms
plural Trabeculæ
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) A small bar, rod, bundle of fibers, or septal membrane, in the framework of an organ part.

Webster 1913