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periosteum

Syllables: pe·ri·o·ste·um

periosteum noun: a membrane surrounding a bone.

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
    • The periosteum is constrained and interrupted by tendons, ligaments, and fibrocartilage, whereas the endosteum is awash with hematopoitic bone marrow[…].2011, Corey M. Maggiano, “Making the Mold: A Microstructural Perspective on Bone Modeling during Growth and Mechanical Adaptation”, in Christian Crowder, Sam Stout, editors, Bone Histology: An...

periosteum meaning in Tamil, Tagalog and Arabic

periosteum in Tamil

எலும்பு உறை, என்புறை, எலும்புச்சுற்று, எலும்புப்புறம், எலும்புறை, என்புசுற்றி

periosteum in Tagalog

membrane surrounding a bone
bambambuto

periosteum in Arabic

membrane surrounding a bone
سِمْحَاق simḥāq

Forms of periosteum

pluralperiostea
pluralperiosteums

Origin of periosteum

From Ancient Greek περί (perí, “about, around”) + ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”).

Words formed from periosteum

Questions about periosteum

What does periosteum mean?
Periosteum means a membrane surrounding a bone.
What is periosteum in Tamil?
Periosteum in Tamil is எலும்பு உறை, என்புறை, எலும்புச்சுற்று. See Periosteum meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is periosteum?
Periosteum is a noun.
What is the plural of periosteum?
The plural of periosteum is periostea.

Words near periosteum in the dictionary

  1. periosteoclastic
  2. periosteocytic
  3. periosteophyte
  4. periosteophytes
  5. periosteous
  6. periosteum
  7. periosteums
  8. periostial
  9. periostially
  10. periostic
  11. periostin

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