Hypertext Webster Gateway: "periosteum"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Periosteum \Per`i*os"te*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? round the bones;
? around + ? a bone: cf. L. periosteon.] (Anat.)
The membrane of fibrous connective tissue which closely
invests all bones except at the articular surfaces.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
periosteum
n : a dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones
(except at their extremities) and serving as an
attachment for tendons and muscles; contains nerves and
blood vessels that nourish the enclosed bone
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