Haversian canal

Other forms: Haversian canals

Definitions of Haversian canal
  1. noun
    any of the many tiny canals that contain blood vessels and connective tissue and that form a network in bone
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    type of:
    canal, channel, duct, epithelial duct
    a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
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