English Explanatory Dictionary

Haversian canal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hollow channel in the center of an osteon, running parallel to the length of a bone.

Word forms

Haversian canal Haversian canals

Etymology

Named after Clopton Havers.

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