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periosteum

/per-ee-os-tee-uhm/US // ˌpɛr iˈɒs ti əm //UK // (ˌpɛrɪˈɒstɪəm) //

骨膜,骨周,骨髓,骨盆

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural per·i·os·te·a [per-ee-os-tee-uh]. /ˌpɛr iˈɒs ti ə/. Anatomy.

    • : the normal investment of bone, consisting of a dense, fibrous outer layer, to which muscles attach, and a more delicate, inner layer capable of forming bone.

Examples

  • Make a corresponding incision through the periosteum and raise it with a blunt dissector.

  • It signifies, of course, that the periosteum and the bone have become invaded by the inflammatory process.

  • In connection with the deep layer of the periosteum, and forming part of it, are found numerous bone-forming cells (osteoblasts).

  • In the periosteum we may take it roughly that inflammation runs a course similar to that occurring in soft tissues elsewhere.

  • As we know, the periosteum consists of two layers, an outer fibrous and an inner yellow elastic, and is extremely vascular.