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MeSH Heading: Haversian System
Tree Number(s): A10.165.265.521.500
Unique ID: D006253
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006253
Scope Note: A circular structural unit of bone tissue. It consists of a central hole, the Haversian canal through which blood vessels run, surrounded by concentric rings, called lamellae.
Entry Term(s): Haversian Canal; Haversian Canals; Nutrient Canals; Osteon; Volkmann Canals
Public MeSH Note: 73
History Note: 73(64)
Date Established: 1973/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2021/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Haversian System MeSH Descriptor Data 2024