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periosteum

N เยื่อ หุ้ม กระดูก 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PERIOSTEUM

n.[Gr. about, and bone. ] A nervous vascular membrane endued with quick sensibility, immediately investing the bones of animals. The periosteum has very little sensibility in a sound state, but in some cases of disease it appears to be very sensible.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PERIOSTEUM

Per `i *os "te *um, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. periosteon.] (Anat. )

 

Defn: The membrane of fibrous connective tissue which closely invests all bones except at the articular surfaces.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

periosteum

per i os te um |ˌperēˈästēəm ˌpɛriˈɑstiəm | ▶noun ( pl. periostea |-ˈästēə | ) Anatomy a dense layer of vascular connective tissue enveloping the bones except at the surfaces of the joints. DERIVATIVES per i os te al |-ˈästēəl |adjective ORIGIN late 16th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek periosteon, from peri- ‘around ’ + osteon ‘bone. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

periosteum

periosteum |ˌpɛrɪˈɒstɪəm | ▶noun ( pl. periostea |-tɪə | ) Anatomy a dense layer of vascular connective tissue enveloping the bones except at the surfaces of the joints. DERIVATIVES periosteal adjective ORIGIN late 16th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek periosteon, from peri- ‘around ’ + osteon ‘bone ’.