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noun
A hollow channel in the center of an osteon, running parallel to the length of a bone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
any of the many tiny canals that contain blood vessels and connective tissue and that form a network in bone
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel
History
Named after Clopton Havers.
Across languages
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