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Haversian canal Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Haversian canal has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

any of the many tiny canals that contain blood vessels and connective tissue and that form a network in bone

2

A hollow channel in the center of an osteon, running parallel to the length of a bone.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
duct
Rhyming Words
nal unal anal enal binal ianal fanal genal penal conal winal final monal manal gonal dunal zonal venal banal tonal
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