- Howship lacuna
- resorption l.
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Howship lacuna
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Howship lacuna — How·ship lacuna (houґship) [John Howship, English surgeon, 1781–1841] see absorption lacuna, under lacuna … Medical dictionary
Howship's lacuna — How·ship s lacuna hau̇ .ships 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… … Medical dictionary
Lacuna — A small pit, cavity, defect or gap. * * * 1. [TA] A small space, cavity, or depression. 2. A gap or defect. 3. An abnormal space between strata or between the cellular elements of the epidermis. 4. SYN: corneal space. [L. a pit, dim. of lacus, a… … Medical dictionary
howship's lacuna — ˈhau̇ˌships noun Usage: usually capitalized H Etymology: after John Howship died 1841 English anatomist : a groove or cavity containing osteoclasts in bone that is undergoing absorption … Useful english dictionary
Howship — John, British surgeon, 1781–1841. See H. lacunae, under lacuna … Medical dictionary
resorption lacuna — a pit or concavity found in bones undergoing resorption, frequently containing osteoclasts. Similar lacunae also may be found in eroding surfaces of cementum, in which cementoclasts may or may not be located. Called also absorption l. and Howship … Medical dictionary
Bone healing — or fracture healing is a proliferative physiological process, in which the body facilitates repair of bone fractures. Physiology and process of healing In the process of fracture healing, several phases of recovery facilitate the proliferation… … Wikipedia
