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osteon
(redirected from Osteons)

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osteon [′äs·tē‚än]
(histology)
A microscopic unit of mature bone composed of layers of osteocytes and bone surrounding a central canal. Also known as Haversian system.


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Histologically, the experimental femurs demonstrated natural remodeling processes with new osteons and angiogenesis.
As part of the interactive summary, students read a text selection about bones and identified the vocabulary words they did not know, including osteons, cancellous, and marrow.
In addition there are more active osteons per gram in trabecular bone to accomplish resorption and deposition.
 
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