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Webster 1913 Edition


Sequestrum


Se-ques′trum

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Sequestra
(#)
.
[NL. See
Sequester
.]
(Med.)
A portion of dead bone which becomes separated from the sound portion, as in necrosis.

Definition 2024


sequestrum

sequestrum

English

Noun

sequestrum (plural sequestrums or sequestra)

  1. A fragment of bone or other dead tissue that has separated during necrosis

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