per·i·os·te·um 
(pĕr′ē-ŏstē-əm)
(pĕr′ē-ŏstē-əm)n. pl. per·i·os·te·a (-tē-ə)
The dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones except at the joints and serving as an attachment for muscles and tendons.
[New Latin, from Late Latin periosteon, from Greek, from periosteos, around the bone : peri-, peri- + osteon, bone; see ost- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
per′i·oste·al (-tē-əl), per′i·oste·ous (-tē-əs) adj.
- complement
- complemental
- complementally
- complementarily
- complementariness
- complementarity
- complementary
- complementary angles
- complementary color
- complementary DNA
- complementary medicine
- complement fixation
- complementizer
- complete
- complete blood count
- completely
- complete metamorphosis
- completeness
- completion
- completive
- completive
- complex
- complex conjugate
- complex fraction
- complex ion