[genus] Cancellus is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae, containing the following species: ...
(plural: Cancelli) Barriers which correspond to the modern balustrade or railing, especially the screen dividing the body of a church from the part occupied by the ministers hence chancel. The Romans employed cancelli to partition off portions of the courts of law.[2]
A lattice-like structure, as in spongy bone. ... Origin: L. A grating, lattice ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(kan-sәl´әs) pl. cancel´li any structure arranged like a lattice, especially the lattice-like structure in bone.
Type: Term Pronunciation: kan-sel′ŭs, -lī Definitions: 1. A latticelike structure, as in spongy bone.