Body Space or Junction
Volkmann's canal
Definitions related to volkmann's canal:
  • (canal of volkmann) Anatomical conduit, each instance of which is a small channel for the passage of some blood vessels from the periosteum to somee bone and which connects to some haversian canal.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
  • (perforating canal) Microscopic channels in the compact bone that run perpendicular to the Haversian canals. They carry blood vessels from the periosteum into the bone and connect the Haversian canals with each other and the periosteum.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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