Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
How·ship's lacuna Pronunciation:
'hau-"ships- Function:
noun : a groove or cavity usually containing osteoclasts that occurs in bone whichis 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 publisheda 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.
