osteon

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os·te·on

 (ŏs′tē-ŏn′)
n.
A structural unit of bone consisting of a haversian canal and corresponding lamellae of compact bone. Also called haversian system.
[German Osteon, from Greek osteon, bone; see ost- in Indo-European roots.]
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