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What does Haversian mean?

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Adjective
  1. Relating to, or discovered by, Clopton Havers, 17th-century English physician.
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Haversian structures acquired characteristic typical to young bones.
Every part of a Haversian system is supplied with nutrient fluids derived from the vessels in the Haversian canal and distributed through the canaliculi and lacunae.
Such an osteoclastic activity occurs in Haversian channels of cortical bone and subperiostal and endosteal surfaces.
In the rare case of a biopsied bone island, the histology has shown compact lamellar bone with prominent Haversian canals.
Each Haversian canal is oriented along the long axis of the bone and contains blood vessels and nerves.
The compact bone around it and in the diaphysis is formed by a series of Haversian systems.

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