English Explanatory Dictionary

osteon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the central canals, and surrounding bony layers, found in compact bone.

Word forms

osteon osteons ostea

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”). Doublet of os.

Synonyms

Haversian system osteone

Derived words

osteonal otosteon pleurosteon
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