Assertion: periosteum | /r/HasProperty | kind
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text: 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 Classified under: Nouns denoting body parts Hypernyms ("periosteum" is a kind of...): membrane; tissue layer (a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants) Meronyms (parts of "periosteum"): cambium (the inner layer of the periosteum)