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periosteal

periosteal

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Relating to the thin layer of tissue that covers a bone
  • adjective
  • /ˌpɛriˈɑstɪəl/
  • Specialized
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  • The periosteal membrane provides vital blood supply to the underlying bone.

Examples

  • Grade IIIB injuries have extensive tissue damage with periosteal stripping, making local soft tissue coverage not possible.

    Academic text (2007)
  • By 26 weeks, ossification has progressed, and growth of the outer layer of periosteal bone has resulted in a partial closure of the sulcus, forming the fallopian canal.

    Academic text (2003)
  • And right along here is what's called a periosteal elevation.

  • The periosteal flap and skin are then closed and sutured.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Maybe some periosteal elevation?

  • An x-ray at four weeks (Figure 1C) showed evidence of healing and periosteal reaction in the middle phalanx.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Large segments of bone will often regenerate and remodel as long as the periosteal sleeve is left intact (Price, Phillips, & Devito, 2001).

    Academic text (2006)
  • By carefully preserving the angular vessel and its periosteal blood supply to the scapula, a 14 x 3-cm bone segment is obtained (Figure 4).

    Academic text (2005)
  • Karasick et al. (15) have described two types of periosteal response to chronic leg ulcers, and both were seen in EMCLU patients with sickle cell disease and diabetics.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Also known as a periosteal bruise, this condition develops when the outermost layer of the heel bone—the cortex—essentially suffers tiny breaks.

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Surface Forms

periosteal positive

Morphology

periosteal = periosteum (transparent) = peri + oste + al

The adjective is formed regularly from the noun 'periosteum' with the suffix '-al', so its meaning is straightforwardly related to the base.

Etymology

Periosteal comes from Greek parts peri- meaning 'around' and osteo meaning 'bone'. You can see the root osteo in medical words like osteoporosis. So periosteal describes the membrane or layer that sits 'around' a bone.