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HAVERSIAN SPACES

\hˈavəsˌi͡ən spˈe͡ɪsɪz], \hˈavəsˌi‍ən spˈe‍ɪsɪz], \h_ˈa_v_ə_s_ˌiə_n s_p_ˈeɪ_s_ɪ_z]\

Definitions of HAVERSIAN SPACES

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Irregular spaces found especially in growing bones. They have jagged outlines, and appear to be the result of the absorption of compact bone. Such as may become filled by the development of haversian systems within it.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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