| periosteal reaction patterns | <radiology> Pattern most indicative of buttressing eosinophilic granuloma laminated Ewing sarcoma or hair-on-end Codman triangle osteo- or chondrosarcoma or sunburst (per Resnick) (12 Dec 1998) |
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| periosteal reflex | A muscular contraction in the arm following a tap on the radius or ulna. (05 Mar 2000) |
| periosteal sarcoma | <tumour> A form of osteogenic sarcoma of relatively low malignancy, probably arising from the periosteum and initially involving cortical bone and adjacent connective tissue, which occurs in middle-aged as well as young adults and most commonly affects the lower part of the femoral shaft. Synonym: periosteal sarcoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| periosteitis | <medicine> Inflammation of the periosteum. Origin: NL. See Periosteum, and -itis. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| periosteo- | The periosteum. Origin: Mod. L. Periosteum (05 Mar 2000) |
| periosteoma | <tumour> A neoplasm derived from the periosteum. Synonym: periosteophyte, periostoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| periosteomedullitis | Synonym: periosteomyelitis. Origin: periosteo-+ L. Medulla, marrow, + G. -itis, inflammation (05 Mar 2000) |
| periosteomyelitis | Inflammation of the entire bone, with the periosteum and marrow. Synonym: periosteomedullitis. Origin: periosteo-+ G. Myelos, marrow, + -itis, inflammation (05 Mar 2000) |
| periosteopathy | Any disease of the periosteum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| periosteophyte | Synonym: periosteoma. Origin: periosteo-+ G. Phyton, growth (05 Mar 2000) |
| periosteoplastic amputation | Amputation in which the periosteum is stripped back from the bone and replaced afterward, forming a periosteal flap over the cut end. Synonym: periosteoplastic amputation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| periosteosis | The formation of a periosteoma. Synonym: periostosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| periosteotome | A strong scapel-shaped knife, for cutting the periosteum. Synonym: periostotome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| periosteotomy | The operation of cutting through the periosteum to the bone. Synonym: periostotomy. Origin: periosteo-+ G. Tome, incision (05 Mar 2000) |
| periosteous | <anatomy> Situated around bone; of or pertaining to the periosteum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |