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periosteum

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A membrane surrounding a bone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones (except at their extremities) and serving as an attachment for tendons and muscles; contains nerves and blood vessels that nourish the enclosed bone

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: membrane, tissue layer

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سِمْحَاق (simḥāq) — membrane surrounding a bone
  • Bulgarian: надкостница (nadkostnica) — membrane surrounding a bone
  • Czech: okostice — membrane surrounding a bone
  • Dutch: beenvlies — membrane surrounding a bone
  • Dutch: periosteum — membrane surrounding a bone
  • Dutch: periost — membrane surrounding a bone
  • Finnish: luukalvo — membrane surrounding a bone
  • French: périoste — membrane surrounding a bone
  • German: Knochenhaut — membrane surrounding a bone
  • German: Periost — membrane surrounding a bone
  • Italian: percutaneo — membrane surrounding a bone
  • Māori: kiriuhi wheua — membrane surrounding a bone
  • Polish: okostna — membrane surrounding a bone
  • Portuguese: periósteo — membrane surrounding a bone
  • Romanian: periost — membrane surrounding a bone
  • Russian: надко́стница (nadkóstnica) — membrane surrounding a bone
  • Swedish: benhinna — membrane surrounding a bone
  • Tagalog: bambambuto — membrane surrounding a bone