Haversian canal
noun
Ha·ver·sian canal
hə-ˈvər-zhən-
variants
or less commonly haversian canal
plural Haversian canals also haversian canals
: the central, tubular channel of an osteon of bone through which blood vessels and nerves pass
An early study of 55 adult femurs … noted larger osteons and smaller Haversian canals in females, and hypothesized that greater osteon size is associated with a more active lifestyle.—Susan Pfeiffer et al.
Dinosaur bones will usually show a lined organic pattern, which are the fossilized Haversian canals from the original bone tissue.—Andrew Evans
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