Periosteophyte
periosteophyte per·i·os·te·o·phyte (pěr’ē-ŏs’tē-ə-fīt’)
n.
See periosteoma.
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periosteosis per·i·os·te·o·sis (pěr’ē-ŏs’tē-ō’sĭs) or per·i·os·to·sis (-ŏ-stō’sĭs) n. Formation of a periosteoma.
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[per-ee-os-tee-uh m] /ˌpɛr iˈɒs ti əm/ noun, plural periostea [per-ee-os-tee-uh] /ˌpɛr iˈɒs ti ə/ (Show IPA). Anatomy. 1. 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. /ˌpɛrɪˈɒstɪəm/ noun (pl) -tea (-tɪə) 1. a thick fibrous two-layered membrane […]
- Periostitis
[per-ee-o-stahy-tis] /ˌpɛr i ɒˈstaɪ tɪs/ noun, Pathology. 1. inflammation of the . /ˌpɛrɪɒˈstaɪtɪs/ noun 1. inflammation of the periosteum periostitis per·i·os·ti·tis (pěr’ē-ŏ-stī’tĭs) or per·i·os·te·i·tis (-ŏs’tē-ī’tĭs) n. Inflammation of the periosteum.