periosteous

periosteous

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peri·os·te·ous (per″e-osґte-əs) 1. periosteal. 2. of the nature of periosteum.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • periosteous — See periosteal. * * * …   Universalium

  • periosteous — …   Useful english dictionary

  • periosteum — periosteal, periosteous, adj. periosteally, adv. /per ee os tee euhm/, n., pl. periostea / tee euh/. Anat. the normal investment of bone, consisting of a dense, fibrous outer layer, to which muscles attach, and a more delicate, inner layer… …   Universalium

  • Periosteal — Pertaining to the periosteum, a dense membrane composed of fibrous connective tissue that closely wraps (invests) all bone, except the bone of articulating surfaces in joints which are covered by synovial membranes. Peri is a prefix borrowed from …   Medical dictionary

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