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Preferred term

Haversian System  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Osteon
  • Osteons

Scope note

  • A circular structural unit of bone tissue. It consists of a central hole, the Haversian canal through which blood vessels run, surrounded by concentric rings, called lamellae.

History note

  • 73(64)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D006253

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