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Haversian definition

Ha·ver·sian (hə vʉr′z̸hən, -s̸hən)

adjective

designating or of the canals through which blood vessels and connective tissue pass in bone

Etymology: after C. Havers (c. 1650-1702), Eng physician

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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