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MeSH Heading: Periosteum
Tree Number(s): A10.165.265.746
Unique ID: D010521
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010521
Annotation: inflammation = PERIOSTITIS; dental = PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT
Scope Note: Thin outer membrane that surrounds a bone. It contains CONNECTIVE TISSUE, CAPILLARIES, nerves, and a number of cell types.
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/06/16

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Periosteum MeSH Descriptor Data 2024