PERIOSTEUM


Meaning of PERIOSTEUM in English

n. (pl. periostea) a membrane enveloping the bones where no cartilage is present. periosteal adj. periostitis n.

[ mod.L f. Gk periosteon (as PERI-, osteon bone) ]

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