PERIOSTEUM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: periostea   

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("periosteum" is a kind of...):

membrane; tissue layer (a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants)

Meronyms (parts of "periosteum"):

cambium (the inner layer of the periosteum)

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