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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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