periosteal
- a word derived from periosteum.
Example Sentences
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In the early phase of treatment, the cannabinoids were associated with an increase in the abundance of periosteal bone progenitors, which later develop into specialized bone cells that help bone tissue form.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2023
Here, the osteoblasts form a periosteal collar of compact bone around the cartilage of the diaphysis.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
It is located midsagittally between the meningeal and periosteal layers of the dura mater within the falx cerebri and, at first glance in images or models, can be mistaken for the subarachnoid space.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Periorbital abscess commences outside the ocular sheath, beneath the periosteal membrane covering the bone, and is usually the result of a disease or fractured bone which enters into the formation of the orbital cavity.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
Fibroma is met with chiefly as a periosteal growth in relation to the mouth and pharynx, the simple epulis of the alveolar margin and the naso-pharyngeal polypus being the most common examples.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
