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Webster 1913 Edition
Periosteum
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Perˊi-os′te-um
,Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
περιόστεοσ
round the bones; περί
around + ὀστέον
a bone: cf. L. periosteon
.] (Anat.)
The membrane of fibrous connective tissue which closely invests all bones except at the articular surfaces.
Webster 1828 Edition
Periosteum
PERIOS'TEUM
,Noun.
The periosteum has very little sensibility in a sound state, but in some cases of disease it appears to be very sensible.