Periosteum
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Periosteum is a noun meaning A membrane surrounding a bone.
Meaning
A membrane surrounding a bone.
Example Sentences
The periosteum is constrained and interrupted by tendons, ligaments, and fibrocartilage, whereas the endosteum is awash with hematopoitic bone marrow[…].
Periosteum and endosteum are connective tissue sheaths of bone. […] The periosteum is a layer of connective tissue covering the external surface of a bone. The periosteum may be divided into two components: / a. An outer fibrous layer consists of dense irregular connective tissue. / b. An inner cellular layer consists of osteoprogenitor (osteogenic) cells.
Word Forms
- periostea
- periosteums
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include alveolodental, periostium, cambium, periost, membrane-bone, mucoperiosteum.
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