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HOWSHIP'S LACUNAE

\hˈa͡ʊʃɪps lˈakənˌiː], \hˈa‍ʊʃɪps lˈakənˌiː], \h_ˈaʊ_ʃ_ɪ_p_s l_ˈa_k_ə_n_ˌiː]\

Definitions of HOWSHIP'S LACUNAE

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Depressions in bone beneath periosteum.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

The absorption pits at the surface of bone next the periosteum.
Recesses or excavations in bone filled with granulation tissue, the result of caries.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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