Haversian canal

[ huh-vur-zhuh n ]
/ həˈvɜr ʒən /

noun (sometimes lowercase) Anatomy.

a microscopic channel in bone, through which a blood vessel runs.

Origin of Haversian canal

1835–45; named after Clopton Havers (died 1702), English anatomist; see -ian

British Dictionary definitions for haversian canal

Haversian canal
/ (hæˈvɜːʃən) /

noun

histology any of the channels that form a network in bone and contain blood vessels and nerves

Word Origin for Haversian canal

C19: named after C. Havers (died 1702), English anatomist who discovered them

Medical definitions for haversian canal

haversian canal
[ hə-vûrzhən ]

n.

Any of various canals in compact bone through which blood vessels, nerve fibers, and lymphatics pass.