osteon
noun
os·te·on
ˈä-stē-ˌän 
plural osteons
: a cylindrical unit of bone consisting of a central Haversian canal surrounded by concentric layers of lamella (see lamella sense c) : haversian system
… osteons appear as concentric ring-like structures, with the newest tissue located at the center nearest to the blood vessel, and the oldest tissue located at the periphery of the osteon.—
Jayme Burket et al.
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osteon
noun
os·te·on
ˈäs-tē-ˌän
variants
also osteone
: a cylindrical unit of bone consisting of a central Haversian canal surrounded by concentric layers of lamella (see lamella sense 1a) : haversian system
Most current histological age estimating methods rely primarily upon the well-established increase in the number of osteons and their fragments … with age. It has also been shown that osteon size and osteon shape decrease and increase with age respectively.—Jesse R. Goliath et al., Forensic Science International
Jesse R. Goliath et al., Forensic Science International
osteonal
adjective
osteonal bone
… a primary function of osteonal remodeling in the adult skeleton is reparative: remodeling serves to remove and replace fatigue-damaged regions of compact bone.
—Mitchell B. Schaffler, Musculoskeletal Fatigue and Stress Fractures
Mitchell B. Schaffler, Musculoskeletal Fatigue and Stress Fractures
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