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periostea

periostea is the plural of periosteum.

Meaning of periosteum

Noun

periosteum (plural periostea or periosteums)

  1. 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...1997, Ray C. Henrikson, Gordon I. Kaye, Joseph E. Mazurkiewicz, “Bone”, in Histology (National Medical Series for Independent Study), Baltimore, Md.: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, →ISBN, page 131

Questions about periostea

What is periostea the plural of?
Periostea is the plural of periosteum.

Words near periostea in the dictionary

  1. perioscope
  2. perioscopes
  3. periost
  4. periostal
  5. periostalgia
  6. periostea
  7. periosteal
  8. periosteally
  9. periostealmost
  10. periosteoblastic
  11. periosteoclastic

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