periosteum
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periosteum
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From Ancient Greek περί (perí, “about, around”) + ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”).
noun periostea · periosteums
- A membrane surrounding a bone. Periosteum and endosteum are connective tissue sheaths of bone. […] The periosteum is a layer of connective tissue covering the external surface of a bone. The periosteum may be divided into two components: / a. An outer fibrous layer consists of dense irregular connective tissue. / b. An inner cell
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noun membrane surrounding a bone
| Português | periósteo |
|---|---|
| Français | périoste |
| Deutsch | Knochenhaut, Periost |
| Italiano | percutaneo |
| Română | periost |
| Русский | надко́стница nadkóstnica |
| العربية | سِمْحَاق simḥāq |
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title = {periosteum},
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