Meaning Of The Word Periosteum
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Periosteum Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Periosteum?
periosteum in American English
the membrane of tough, fibrous connective tissue covering all bones except at the joints noun: the normal investment of bone, consisting of a dense, fibrous outer layer, to which muscles attach, and a more delicate, inner layer capable of forming bone periosteum in British English noun: a thick fibrous two-layered membrane covering the surface of bones |
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