camellationとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

camellation (複数形 camellations)

1. (anatomy) A collection of small spaces within a bone.
   • 2015, Naomi E. Apostolaki et al, Osteological and Soft-Tissue Evidence for Pneumatization in the Cervical Column of the Ostrich (Struthio camelus) and Observations on the Vertebral Columns of Non-Volant, Semi-Volant and Semi-Aquatic Birds

     On the right side, exactly posterior to the conjunction of the arcocostal laminae on the centrum, is a cluster of foramina (20 mm across) that reveals further inner camellations and lead into smaller fossae and foramina. These are connected ventrally via septa with another narrow foramen (20 mm long), which is obliquely directed and has further camellations that lead to posteroventral inner aerations of the centrum.

関連する語

• camellate