SEQUESTRUM


Meaning of SEQUESTRUM in English

n.

Pronunciation: si- ' kwes-tr ə m

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural -trums also -tra \ -tr ə \

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, legal sequestration, from sequester

Date: 1831

: a fragment of dead bone detached from adjoining sound bone

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