See Also: Andros(encyclopedia)
Andros, Sir Edmund(encyclopedia)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Howship(dictionary)
Howship's lacunae(health)
Howship's lacunae(medicine)
Howship, John(medicine)
Romberg-Howship symptom(medicine)
Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital- Medicine Lodge(health)
Orthomolecular medicine (orthomolecular nutritional medicine, orthomolecular therapy)(health)

Howship's lacunae (medicine) and Andros (sh)


Howship's lacunae (medicine)


Howship's lacunae


Tiny depressions, pits, or irregular grooves in bone that is being resorbed by osteoclasts.

Synonym: resorption lacunae.


Andros (sh)




Island (pop., 2000: 7,686), The Bahamas.

The Bahamas' largest island, it extends about 100 mi (160 km) north to south and about 45 mi (72 km) east to west; its area is 2,300 sq mi (6,000 sq km). Just off its eastern coast is the third largest barrier reef in the world.