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periosteum
[ per-ee-os-tee-uhm ]
noun
- 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
- a thick fibrous two-layered membrane covering the surface of bones
Derived Forms
- ˌperiˈosteal, adjective
Other Words From
- peri·oste·al peri·oste·ous adjective
- peri·oste·al·ly adverb
- subper·i·oste·al adjective
- subper·i·oste·al·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of periosteum1
Word History and Origins
Origin of periosteum1
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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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