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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 peri·os·te·um /-tiəm/
 骨膜

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 peri·os·te·um /-tɪəm/ 名詞
 骨膜,骨外膜

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Per·i·os·te·um n.  Anat. The membrane of fibrous connective tissue which closely invests all bones except at the articular surfaces.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 periosteum
      n : 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
      [also: periostea (pl)]