Trabeculae

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Trabecula \Tra*bec"u*la\, n.; pl. {Trabeculae} (-l[=e]). [L., a
     little beam.] (Anat.)
     A small bar, rod, bundle of fibers, or septal membrane, in
     the framework of an organ part.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  trabecula
       n : 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)
       [also: {trabeculae} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  trabeculae
       See {trabecula}