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Where does “trabecula” come from?

trabecula (English) comes from Latin trabēcula, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos.

trabecula (English): A small supporting beam; A small mineralized...

Definitions

  1. A small supporting beam; A small mineralized...

Ancestry of “trabecula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintrabēcula—
2Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
3Proto-Italic*-kelos—

Words derived from “trabecula”

  • trabecular
  • trabeculectomy
  • trabeculation
  • trabeculoplasty
  • trabeculitis
  • intertrabecular
  • peritrabecular
  • intratrabecular
  • paratrabecular
  • trabeculate
  • phacotrabeculectomy
  • pseudotrabecular
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