Term Name: periosteum
Synonyms:
Definition: the thick fibrous membrane that closely invests the entire surface of a bone except the articular cartilage at synovial joints
Ontology: Cell Ontology [UBERON:0002515]

Relationships
is part of: bone element
has parts: inner cambium layer of periosteum outer fibrous layer of periosteum
is a type of: membranous layer
has subtype: pericranium periosteum of epiphysis periosteum of long bone