| Pronunciation: | | `peree'âsteeum
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [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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| | See Also: | | cambium, membrane, tissue layer |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Fibrous tissue that encases bone. |
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