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Periosteum

noun
(pl. periostea)
1.
A dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones (except at their extremities) and serving as an attachment for tendons and muscles; contains nerves and blood vessels that nourish the enclosed bone.





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"Periosteum" Quotes from Famous Books



... any case, hope for the formation of a new bone. There are re-sections of two inches, but this is the longest new formation of which we know anything, and in this case there can be no hope, because the periosteum is destroyed." ...
— Half a Century • Jane Grey Cannon Swisshelm


Words linked to "Periosteum" :   cambium, tissue layer, membrane


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