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haversian (a.)
Pertaining to, or discovered by, Clopton Havers, an English physician of the seventeenth century.
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Pertaining to, or discovered by, Clopton Havers, an English physician of the seventeenth century.
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The Haversian system is a complex network of canals that run through the dense matrix of bone tissue.
Haversian canals contain blood vessels and nerves that supply the osteocytes with nutrients and oxygen.
The lamellae surrounding a Haversian canal are concentric layers of bone matrix that form the walls of the canal.
The Haversian system allows for the efficient transport of nutrients and waste products within the bone.
