Definitions

1. noun

A small, interlacing or branching thread or strand, especially one of the fine, branching threads of connective tissue that form part of a fibrous structure such as a bone, blood vessel, or lymphatic gland.

“The trabeculae in her bone structure were damaged due to the accident.”

2. noun

A thin, branching thread or filament, especially one in a mass of tissue.

“The microscope revealed a network of trabeculae within the tissue sample.”