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Osteon
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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.
Osteon 

(also haversian system), a system in the bones of vertebrates and man that consists of from five to 20 lamellae arranged concentrically around a haversian canal. It is the structural unit that gives strength to compact bone. Osteons are interspersed with interstitial lamellae. (SeeHAVERSIAN CANALS.)
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The axial direction is defined according to the Haversian osteons of the cortical bone and according to the spatial main direction of the trabecular structures of cancellous bone.
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Histologically, the experimental femurs demonstrated natural remodeling processes with new osteons and angiogenesis.
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