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in·vo·lu·crum I0218900 (ĭn′və-lo͞o′krəm)n. pl. in·vo·lu·cra (-krə) An enveloping sheath or envelope, such as the sheath of new bone that forms around a sequestrum. [New Latin involūcrum, from Latin, wrapper, envelope, from involvere, to enwrap; see involve.]in•vo•lu•cre (ˈɪn vəˌlu kər) n. 1. a collection or rosette of bracts subtending a flower cluster, umbel, or the like. 2. a covering, esp. a membranous one. [1570–80; < Middle French < Latin involūcrum a wrapper, cover <involū-, variant s. of involvere (see involve)] in`vo•lu′cral, adj. involucrumenUK
involucrum[‚in·və′lü·krəm] (anatomy) The covering of a part. New bone laid down by periosteum around a sequestrum in osteomyelitis. involucrumenUK
involucrum [in″vo-lu´krum] (L.) a covering or sheath, as of a sequestrum.in·vo·lu·crum, pl. in·vo·lu·cra (in'vō-lū'krŭm, -loo'kră), 1. An enveloping membrane, for example, a sheath or sac. 2. The sheath of new bone that forms around a sequestrum. Synonym(s): involucre [L. a wrapper, fr. in-volvo, to roll up] involucrum (ĭn′və-lo͞o′krəm)n. pl. involu·cra (-krə) An enveloping sheath or envelope, such as the sheath of new bone that forms around a sequestrum.in·vo·lu·crum, pl. involucra (in'vŏ-lū'krŭm, -kră) 1. An enveloping membrane, e.g., a sheath or sac. 2. The sheath of new bone that forms around a sequestrum. involucrum 1. A sheath or covering of a part. 2. New bone growing around a piece of dead bone (a sequestrum) usually in the condition of OSTEOMYELITIS. in·vo·lu·crum, pl. involucra (in'vŏ-lū'krŭm, -kră) 1. An enveloping membrane. 2. The sheath of new bone that forms around a sequestrum. ThesaurusSeeinvolucre |