Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun periosteum

1 sense of periosteum

Sense 1
periosteum -- (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)
       => membrane, tissue layer -- (a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants)