HAVERSIAN CANAL


Meaning of HAVERSIAN CANAL in English

[ hə'və:sɪən ]

■ noun Anatomy any of the minute tubes which form a network in bone and contain blood vessels.

Origin

C19: named after the 17th-cent. English anatomist Clopton Havers .

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