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Also known as trabeculae

right|thumb|200x200px|Inside of a bone showing the trabecular structure thumb|A typical carcinoid tumor of the [[lung showing a trabecular pattern of elongated groups of cells.]] A trabecula (: trabeculae, from Latin for 'small beam') is a small, often microscopic, tissue element in the form of a small beam, strut or rod that supports or anchors a framework of parts within a body or organ. A trabecula generally has a mechanical function, and is usually composed of dense collagenous tissue (such as the trabecula of the spleen). It can be composed of other material such as muscle and bone. In th