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
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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.
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