Haversian — Ha*ver sian (h[.a]*v[ e]r shan), a. Pertaining to, or discovered by, Clopton Havers, an English physician of the seventeenth century. [1913 Webster] {Haversian canals} (Anat.), the small canals through which the blood vessels ramify in bone.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Haversian — [hə vʉr′zhən, hə vʉr′shən] adj. 〚after C. Havers ( c. 1650 1702), Eng physician〛 designating or of the canals through which blood vessels and connective tissue pass in bone * * * … Universalium
Haversian — [hə vʉr′zhən, hə vʉr′shən] adj. [after C. Havers ( c. 1650 1702), Eng physician] designating or of the canals through which blood vessels and connective tissue pass in bone … English World dictionary
haversian — Relating to Clopton Havers and the various osseous structures described by him. * * * ha·ver·sian (ha vurґzhən) named for Clopton Havers, English physician and anatomist, 1650–1702, as haversian lamella and haversian system … Medical dictionary
haversian system — n, often cap H a haversian canal with the concentrically arranged laminae of bone that surround it called also osteon * * * one of the cylindrical units of which compact bone is made. A Haversian canal forms a central tube, around which are… … Medical dictionary
Haversian canals — Haversian Ha*ver sian (h[.a]*v[ e]r shan), a. Pertaining to, or discovered by, Clopton Havers, an English physician of the seventeenth century. [1913 Webster] {Haversian canals} (Anat.), the small canals through which the blood vessels ramify in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Haversian canals — /hav vûrˈshən kə nalz/ (zoology) plural noun Small channels containing blood vessels and pervading compact bone ORIGIN: C Havers (1650–1702), English physician and anatomist … Useful english dictionary
haversian system — noun Usage: sometimes capitalized H : a haversian canal with the concentrically arranged laminae of bone that surround it * * * (sometimes l.c.) Anat. a Haversian canal and the series of concentric bony plates surrounding it. [1835 45; see… … Useful english dictionary
Haversian canals — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 18 GrayPage = 89 Caption = A light micrograph of a transverse section of human compact bone. X 250 Caption2 = Width = 300 System = Precursor = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = DorlandsSuf … Wikipedia
Haversian system — (sometimes l.c.) Anat. a Haversian canal and the series of concentric bony plates surrounding it. [1835 45; see HAVERSIAN CANAL] * * * … Universalium