| Havers, Clopton | <person> British anatomist, was a London physician, but he also qualified in Utrecht in 1685 in which year he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society. Lived: 1650-1702. See: haversian canals, Havers' glands, haversian lamella, haversian spaces, haversian system. (05 Dec 1998) |
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| Havers' glands | <anatomy> Collections of adipose tissue in the hip, knee, and other joints, covered by synovial membrane, thought by Havers to be gland's secreting the synovia. Synonym: synovial glands. (05 Mar 2000) |
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