osteon
/ˈɒstɪɒn/ /ˈɒstɪən/(also osteone) Histology
noun
A basic structural unit of bone, consisting of one or more concentric layers of bone around a longitudinal vascular channel; = Haversian system.
Origin
1920s. From German Osteon from ancient Greek ὀστέον bone.
- interneurone
- internist
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