Howship, John

Howship, John

(how'ship?) Brit. anatomist, 1781–1841.

Howship lacuna

One of several small pits, grooves, or depressions found where bone is resorbed by osteoclasts. See: osteoclast

Howship symptom

Paresthesia or pain on the medial aspect of the thigh secondary to pressure on the obturator nerve by an obturator hernia. Synonym: Howship-Romberg sign

Howship,

John, English surgeon, 1781-1841. Howship lacunae - tiny depressions, pits, or irregular grooves in bone that are being resorbed by osteoclasts. Synonym(s): resorption lacunaeRomberg-Howship symptom - see under Romberg, Moritz Heinrich von