Looking for solution to crossword clue "In anatomy, one of a series of
partitions in bands or columns that stabilise a structure" (9 letters)
.

Partial letters:

E_A_E_U_A

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 24 Dec 2002 15:19 PST

I can give you a medical term that fits the definition very nicely,
but it would require a different first letter.

If there is any chance that the first letter may be something other
than 'E', please let me know, and I will gladly provide you an answer.
All the other letters in your incomplete word fall into place
perfectly in the word that I have in mind.

~Pink

Hi, rbnn!

It is always a pleasure to be able to help a fellow Google Answers
Researcher.

I am certain that the word you seek is 'trabecula'. This requires that
your first letter, an 'E', be changed to 'T', but I am nonetheless
confident that 'trabecula' is the correct answer.

Here are the definitions of 'trabecula' given by The American Heritage
Dictionary of the English Language:

"1. A small supporting beam or bar. 2a. Anatomy Any of the supporting
strands of connective tissue projecting into an organ and constituting
part of the framework of that organ. b. Any of the fine spicules
forming a network in cancellous bone."

Bartleby/American Heritage Dictionary
http://www.bartleby.com/61/85/T0298500.html

Other definitions of 'trabecula' may be found here:

Cancerweb/Online Medical Dictionary
http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?query=trabecula&action=Search+OMD

Xrefer/Concise Medical Dictionary: Oxford University Press
http://w1.xrefer.com/entry/130978

Merriam-Webster Dictionary
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=dictionary&va=trabecula

My search strategy was simple: I have a head full of medical trivia,
and the word 'trabecula' occurred to me when I read the question. All
that remained was to find links defining the word, which I did with a
Google search:

Google Web Search: "trabecula"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=trabecula

I hope this will help you to complete your crossword puzzle. If, by
any chance, this is not the word you're looking for, please request
clarification, and I'll gladly resume the quest.

Best wishes for the holidays
from
Pinkfreud

I spent a long time on my own web search and was unable to find the
answer, which was provided quickly and accurately by the researcher.
Superbly done.