Ha·ver·sian canal (h -vûr zhn)n. 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]
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(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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| Noun | 1. |  Haversian canal - any of the many tiny canals that contain blood vessels and connective tissue and that form a network in boneduct, 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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