Containing a lattice-work type of structure; often used to describe the microscopic architecture of bones such as the vertebrae, femur, and calcaneus (heel).
Applied to the bony tissue laid down by osteoblasts during development of bone and in the consolidation stage of fracture repair.
A term applied to loose bony tissues as found in the ends of the long bones.
Having a reticular or latticework structure, as the spongy tissue of bone.