osteon

About 0.04 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Any of the central canals, and surrounding bony layers, found in compact bone.

Similar words

haversian canal otosteal otic bone enostosis urosteon metosteon ossicle canaliculus earbone osteoconduction

Often followed by

is and formation fragments or remodeling in bone counts

Word family

osteonal osteons