Usually means: Membrane covering the outer bone.
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  1. periost: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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▸ noun:  Synonym of periosteum

Similar:
periostium, osteoperiostitis, periosteum, pericartilage, perisaturnium, mucoperiosteum, cambium, metosteon, parostosis, prootic, more...

Opposite:
endosteum, medullary cavity, bone marrow

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Similar:
periostium, osteoperiostitis, periosteum, pericartilage, perisaturnium, mucoperiosteum, cambium, metosteon, parostosis, prootic, more...

Opposite:
endosteum, medullary cavity, bone marrow



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