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periosteum

[ per-ee-os-tee-uhm ]

noun

, Anatomy.
, plural per·i·os·te·a [per-ee-, os, -tee-, uh].
  1. the normal investment of bone, consisting of a dense, fibrous outer layer, to which muscles attach, and a more delicate, inner layer capable of forming bone.


periosteum

/ ˌpɛrɪˈɒstɪəm /

noun

  1. a thick fibrous two-layered membrane covering the surface of bones
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌperiˈosteal, adjective
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Other Words From

  • peri·oste·al peri·oste·ous adjective
  • peri·oste·al·ly adverb
  • subper·i·oste·al adjective
  • subper·i·oste·al·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of periosteum1

1590–1600; < New Latin, variant of Late Latin periosteon, noun use of neuter of Greek periósteos around the bones. See peri-, osteo-
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Word History and Origins

Origin of periosteum1

C16: New Latin, from Greek periosteon, from peri- + osteon bone
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Example Sentences

The tissue, called the periosteum, gets inflamed, and that's what causes the ache.

He regards the latter as proceeding from the fragments of periosteum introduced into the jugular vein, and his results thus widely differ from those of Cohnheim.

Its effect is really extraordinary in injuries to sinews, tendons and the periosteum.

It appeared to have been exposed to the weather, until the flesh and periosteum had decayed, and the bones had become white....

Ollier exposed the bone of an animal, and, carefully removing a part of the periosteum, planted it in the connective tissue under the skin in another part of the body.

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