PERIOSTEUM


Meaning of PERIOSTEUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -tē-əm ]

noun

( plural peri·os·tea -tē-ə)

Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin periosteon, from Greek, neuter of periosteos around the bone, from peri- + osteon bone — more at osseous

Date: 1597

: the membrane of connective tissue that closely invests all bones except at the articular surfaces

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.