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cancellous

How many syllables in cancellous?

  3 syllables

Divide cancellous into syllables:   can-cel-lous
Stressed syllable in cancellous:   can-cel-lous
How to pronounce cancellous:   kan-suh-lus
How to say cancellous:

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