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periosteum |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Periosteum \Per`i*os"te*um\, n. [NL., fr Gr ? round the bones; ? around + ? a bone: cf L. periosteon.] (Anat.) The membrane of fibrous connective tissue which closely invests all bones except at the articular surfaces. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: periosteum n : a dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones (except at their extremities) and serving as an attachment for tendons and muscles; contains nerves and blood vessels that nourish the enclosed bone
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