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-vûr′zhən ]
n.
Any of various canals in compact bone through which blood vessels, nerve fibers, and lymphatics pass.