osteon /os·te·on/ (os´te-on) [Gr.] the basic unit of structure of compact bone, comprising a haversian canal and its concentrically arranged lamellae.
osteon
osteon (os´tēon),
os·te·on ( s t -n ) or os·te·one (- n)n. A central canal and the concentric osseous lamellae encircling it, occurring in compact bone. Also called haversian system. |
osteon
[os′tē·on]
Etymology: Gk, bone
the basic central structural unit of compact bone, consisting of the haversian canal and its concentric rings of 4 to 20 lamellae. Most of the units run with the long axis of the bone. Also called haversian system.
osteon (os´tēon),
n the three-dimensional reconstruction of concentric lamellae arranged circumferentially about the course of a central blood vessel.
osteon
the basic unit of structure of compact bone, comprising a haversian canal and its concentrically arranged lamellae. Called also haversian system.
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