Haversian canal

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Ha·ver·sian canal (h

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Any of the tiny, interconnecting, longitudinal channels in bone tissue through which blood vessels, nerve fibers, and lymphatics pass.

[After Clopton Havers (1650?-1702), English physician and anatomist.]

Haversian canal [hæˈvɜːʃən]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Histology any of the channels that form a network in bone and contain blood vessels and nerves

[named after C. Havers (died 1702), English anatomist who discovered them]

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Haversian canal - any of the many tiny canals that contain blood vessels and connective tissue and that form a network in bone

duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel - a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs"

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