Usually means: Relating to the bone's outer layer.
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  1. periosteal: Merriam-Webster
  2. periosteal: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. periosteal: Collins English Dictionary
  4. periosteal: Wordnik
  5. periosteal: Wiktionary
  6. periosteal: Dictionary.com
  7. Periosteal: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  8. periosteal: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  9. Periosteal: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  10. periosteal: FreeDictionary.org
  11. Periosteal: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. periosteal: Encyclopedia

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  1. periosteal: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Periosteal: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
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  5. Periosteal: Drug Medical Dictionary

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▸ adjective:  (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the periosteum

Similar:
periostic, osteoperiosteal, periostial, periostal, myoperiosteal, musculoperiosteal, perisoteal, perioplic, periosteoblastic, endosteal, more...

Opposite:
endosteal, intramedullary, intracortical

Types:
periosteum, osteum, more...

Phrases:
Periosteal reaction, periosteal elevator, periosteal bone, periosteal stripping, periosteal callus, more...

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Similar:
periostic, osteoperiosteal, periostial, periostal, myoperiosteal, musculoperiosteal, perisoteal, perioplic, periosteoblastic, endosteal, more...

Opposite:
endosteal, intramedullary, intracortical

Types:
periosteum, osteum, more...

Phrases:
Periosteal reaction, periosteal elevator, periosteal bone, periosteal stripping, periosteal callus, periosteal osteosarcoma, periosteal graft, periosteal bud, periosteal desmoid, periosteal reflex, more...

Colors:
    ivory,     cream,     beige,     taupe,     sand, more...



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