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| per·i·os·te·um [ pèrree óstee əm ] (plural per·i·os·te·a [ pèrree óstee ə ]) |
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tissue around bones: the sheath of connective tissue that surrounds all bones except those at joints
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| [Late 16th century. Via modern Latin< Greek periosteon< peri "around" + osteon "bone"] |
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