See Also: Howship(dictionary)
Howship's lacunae(medicine)
Howship, John(medicine)
Howship's lacunae(health)
Romberg-Howship symptom(medicine)

Howship (iou)



Howship noun. L19.
[J. Howship (1781-1841), English surgeon.]
Anatomy. Howship's lacuna, lacuna of Howship, each of the microscopic pits on the surface of bony tissue undergoing resorption.