SEQUESTRUM


Meaning of SEQUESTRUM in English

— sequestral , adj.

/si kwes"treuhm/ , n. , pl. sequestra /-treuh/ . Pathol.

a fragment of bone that has become necrotic as a result of disease or injury and has separated from the normal bone structure.

[ 1825-35; sequester; see SEQUESTER ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .