HAVERSIAN CANAL


Meaning of HAVERSIAN CANAL in English

həˈv]ərzhən-, (ˈ)hā|v] sometimes -rshən noun

Usage: sometimes capitalized H

Etymology: Clopton Havers died 1702 English physician and anatomist + English -ian

: any of the small canals through which the blood vessels ramify in bone

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.