sequestrum

[ si-kwes-truhm ]

noun,plural se·ques·tra [si-kwes-truh]. /sɪˈkwɛs trə/. Pathology.
  1. a fragment of bone that has become necrotic as a result of disease or injury and has separated from the normal bone structure.

Origin of sequestrum

1
1825–35; <New Latin; Medieval Latin: sequestrated property, derivative of Latin sequester;see sequester

Other words from sequestrum

  • se·ques·tral, adjective

Words Nearby sequestrum

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How to use sequestrum in a sentence

  • If the sequestrum be not loose we must wait until it is movable.

  • The term exfoliation is sometimes employed to indicate the separation or throwing off of a superficial sequestrum.

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  • In cases attended with suppuration, the swelling is incised and drained, and if there is a sequestrum, it must be removed.

    Manual of Surgery | Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
  • These procedures may be carried out at the same time as the sequestrum is removed, or after an interval.

    Manual of Surgery | Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
  • Sometimes the separated and displaced epiphysis dies and constitutes a sequestrum.

    Manual of Surgery | Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for sequestrum

sequestrum

/ (sɪˈkwɛstrəm) /


nounplural -tra (-trə)
  1. pathol a detached piece of necrotic bone that often migrates to a wound, abscess, etc: See sequester

Origin of sequestrum

1
C19: from New Latin, from Latin: something deposited;

Derived forms of sequestrum

  • sequestral, adjective

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