periostn.
/ˈpɛrɪɒst/, U.S. /ˈpɛriˌɑst/ Anatomy and Zoology.
= periosteum n. 1. Formerly also: †= periostracum n.; cf. periosteum n. 2 (obsolete).
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periosteum1574
periost1776
mucoperiosteum1903
1776 E. M. da Costa Elements Conchol. v. 110 The epidermis, perhaps, is a perioste or membrane, that covers the Shells to defend them from exterior accidents, to preserve them, and aid their growth. In that it does the same office as the perioste or membrane that covers the bones of other animals.
1889 Philos. Trans. 1888 (Royal Soc.) B. 179 471 One end of this meniscus goes over into connective tissue, which is lost on the periost between the inner corner of the quadrate and pterygoid bones.
1927 J. B. S. Haldane & J. S. Huxley Animal Biol. ix. 185 A piece of healthy bone with its bone-forming membrane (periost) grafted in.
1959 Jrnl. Exper. Zool. 142 631 Both the periost and hypertrophied areas show a strong black deposit of cobalt sulphide.
1999 Exper. Brain Res. 129 218 A thin layer of firm connective tissue (lamina propria) attaches the mucosa to the periost of the hard palate.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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