Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones except at the joints and serving as an attachment for muscles and tendons.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The enveloping membrane of bones; a dense fibrous membrane firmly investing the surface of bones, except where they are covered by cartilage.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Anat.) The membrane of fibrous connective tissue which closely invests all bones except at the articular surfaces.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
membrane surrounding abone .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun 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
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The shaft is covered by a membrane called the periosteum and is what the muscles attach to.
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The treatment for injuries to the periosteum is the same as that recommended for splints.
Common Diseases of Farm Animals R. A. Craig
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The mildest degree consists in a bruising of the periosteum, which is raised from the bone by an effusion of blood, constituting a _hæmatoma of the periosteum_.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893
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They are found in skin and on internal surfaces such as periosteum and joint surfaces.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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They are found in skin and on internal surfaces such as periosteum and joint surfaces.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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They are found in skin and on internal surfaces such as periosteum and joint surfaces.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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They are found in skin and on internal surfaces such as periosteum and joint surfaces.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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They are found in skin and on internal surfaces such as periosteum and joint surfaces.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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They are found in skin and on internal surfaces such as periosteum and joint surfaces.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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They are found in skin and on internal surfaces such as periosteum and joint surfaces.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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