Periosteum

Synonyms for "periosteum" (1 found)

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Noun(1 words)

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Arabic

1 entries
  • سِمْحَاق noun (membrane surrounding a bone)

Bulgarian

1 entries
  • надкостница noun (membrane surrounding a bone)

Czech

1 entries
  • okostice noun (membrane surrounding a bone)

Dutch

3 entries
  • beenvlies noun (membrane surrounding a bone)
  • periost noun (membrane surrounding a bone)
  • periosteum noun (membrane surrounding a bone)

Finnish

1 entries
  • luukalvo noun (membrane surrounding a bone)

French

1 entries
  • périoste noun (membrane surrounding a bone)

German

2 entries
  • Knochenhaut noun (membrane surrounding a bone)
  • Periost noun (membrane surrounding a bone)

Italian

1 entries
  • percutaneo noun (membrane surrounding a bone)

Māori

1 entries
  • kiriuhi wheua noun (membrane surrounding a bone)

Polish

1 entries
  • okostna noun (membrane surrounding a bone)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • periósteo noun (membrane surrounding a bone)

Romanian

1 entries
  • periost noun (membrane surrounding a bone)

Russian

1 entries
  • надко́стница noun (membrane surrounding a bone)

Swedish

1 entries
  • benhinna noun (membrane surrounding a bone)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • bambambuto noun (membrane surrounding a bone)

Sample sentences

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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.

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The periosteum is constrained and interrupted by tendons, ligaments, and fibrocartilage, whereas the endosteum is awash with hematopoitic bone marrow[…].

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