a thick fibrous two-layered membrane covering the surface of bones
Also called: periost
Derived forms
periosteal (ˌperiˈosteal)
adjective
Word origin
C16: New Latin, from Greek periosteon, from peri- + osteon bone
Examples of 'periostea' in a sentence
periostea
Cyst was adhered to periostea in 49 cases.
Yi-Lan Tan, Jun Luo, Yan Guo, Li-Juan Tao 2015, 'Clinical review of 144 children with periorbital dermoid cyst', Guoji Yanke Zazhihttp://ies.ijo.cn/cn_publish/2015/8/201508048.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)