Associations to the word «Periosteum»

Wiktionary

PERIOSTEUM, noun. A membrane surrounding a bone.

Dictionary definition

PERIOSTEUM, noun. A dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones (except at their extremities) and serving as an attachment for tendons and muscles; contains nerves and blood vessels that nourish the enclosed bone.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King