- periosteous
- SYN: periosteal.
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peri·os·te·ous (per″e-osґte-əs) 1. periosteal. 2. of the nature of periosteum.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
periosteous
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periosteous — See periosteal. * * * … Universalium
periosteous — … Useful english dictionary
periosteum — periosteal, periosteous, adj. periosteally, adv. /per ee os tee euhm/, n., pl. periostea / tee euh/. Anat. the normal investment of bone, consisting of a dense, fibrous outer layer, to which muscles attach, and a more delicate, inner layer… … Universalium
Periosteal — Pertaining to the periosteum, a dense membrane composed of fibrous connective tissue that closely wraps (invests) all bone, except the bone of articulating surfaces in joints which are covered by synovial membranes. Peri is a prefix borrowed from … Medical dictionary
