Medical Definition of Haversian system

1. The basic unit of structure of compact bone, comprising a haversian canal and its concentrically arranged lamellae, of which there may be 4 to 20, each 3 to 7 microns thick, in a single haversian system. A haversian canal is a freely anastomosing channel in compact bone containing blood vessels and running longitudinally in the centre of haversian systems of compact osseous tissue. It was originally described by Clopton Havers, an english physician, in 1691. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Haversian System

haverel
haverels
Haverhillia multiformis
Haverhill fever
Haverhill fever
havering
havers
Havers' glands
haversack
haversacks
haversian
Haversian canal
haversian canals
haversian lamella
haversian spaces
haversian system (current term)
haves
have a ball
have a bun in the oven
have a fit
have a go
have a good time
have a go at it
have a look
have got
have intercourse
have in mind
have it away
have it coming
have it off

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