Cancellated \Can"cel*la`ted\, a. 1. Crossbarred; marked with cross lines. --Grew. 2. (Anat.) Open or spongy, as some porous bones.
cancellated adj 1: having a latticelike structure pierced with holes or windows [syn: {cancellate}, {clathrate}] 2: having an open or latticed or porous structure [syn: {cancellate}, {cancellous}]