haversian spaces

ha·ver·si·an spac·es

spaces in bone formed by the enlargement of haversian canals.

ha·ver·si·an spaces

(hă-vĕr'zē-ăn spās'ĕz)

Spaces in bone formed by the enlargement of haversian canals.

Havers,

Clopton, English anatomist, 1650-1702.

Havers glands - collections of adipose tissue in the hip, knee, and other joints, covered by synovial membrane. Synonym(s): synovial glands

haversian canals - vascular canals that run longitudinally in the center of haversian systems of compact osseous tissue. Synonym(s): Leeuwenhoek canals

haversian lamella - one of the concentric tubular layers of bone surrounding the central canal in an osteon. Synonym(s): concentric lamella

haversian spaces - spaces in bone formed by the enlargement of haversian canals.

haversian system - a central canal containing capillaries and the concentric osseous lamellae around it occurring in compact bone. Synonym(s): osteon