periosteum

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A membrane surrounding a bone.
    — Periosteum and endosteum are connective tissue sheaths of bone. […] The periosteum is a layer of connective tissue covering the external surface of a bone. The periosteum may be divided into two components: / a. An outer fibrous layer consists of dense irregular connective tissue. / b. An inner cellular layer consists of osteoprogenitor (osteogenic) cells.

词形变化

periostea plural periosteums plural

词源

From Ancient Greek περί (perí, “about, around”) + ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”).
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