periodontal membrane

American

noun

Dentistry.

the collagenous, fibrous connective tissue between the cementum of the tooth and the alveolus.

Etymology

Origin of periodontal membrane

First recorded in 1895–1900

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They really originate in the periosteum of the alveolus or in the periodontal membrane, and are essentially of the nature of fibro-sarcoma.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

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