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Pericranium :: Pericranium (n.) The periosteum which covers the cranium externally; the region around the cranium.

Periostitis :: Periostitis (n.) Inflammation of the periosteum.

Osteogenetic :: Osteogenetic (a.) Connected with osteogenesis, or the formation of bone; producing bone; as, osteogenetic tissue; the osteogenetic layer of the periosteum..

Parostosis :: Parostosis (n.) Ossification which takes place in purely fibrous tracts; the formation of bone outside of the periosteum.

Periosteal :: Periosteal (a.) Situated around bone; of or pertaining to the periosteum.

Rugine :: Rugine (n.) An instrument for scraping the periosteum from bones; a raspatory.

Osteoblast :: Osteoblast (n.) One of the protoplasmic cells which occur in the osteogenetic layer of the periosteum, and from or around which the matrix of the bone is developed; an osteoplast..

Felon :: Felon (a.) A kind of whitlow; a painful imflammation of the periosteum of a finger, usually of the last joint..

Periosteum :: Periosteum (n.) The membrane of fibrous connective tissue which closely invests all bones except at the articular surfaces.

Subperitoneal :: Subperiosteal (a.) Situated under the periosteum.

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