How·ship's lacuna
n : a groove or cavity usu. containing osteoclasts that occurs in bone which is undergoing reabsorption Howship, John (1781-1841), British anatomist. Howship was a surgeon at St. George's and Charing Cross hospitals in London. In 1820 he published a treatise on the natural and pathological anatomy of bones. In this work he described the bone pits or cavities now known as Howship's lacunae.
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