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PERIOSTEUM
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Irregular inflected form: periostea
I. (noun)
Sense 1
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
Classified under:
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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