n, pl  -tea   :  the membrane of connective tissue that closely invests all bones except at the articular surfaces .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  hy·per·azo·te·mia  par·a·sit·emia  peri·stome  pir·ac·e·tam 
 
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