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sequestrum /se·ques·trum/ (se-kwes´trum) pl. seques´tra [L.] 1. any sequestered tissue. 2. a piece of dead bone separated from the sound bone in necrosis.
sequestrum (sēkwes´trum), n a piece of dead bone that has become separated from vital bone. See also osteoradionecrosis. sequestrum pl. sequestra [L.] a piece of dead tissue that has become separated during the process of necrosis from sound tissue; refers usually to bone, but occurs also in cornea and lung. feline corneal sequestrum see corneal sequestrum. lung sequestrum a critical feature in the epidemiology of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia; the sequestrum provides a long-term source of the causative bacteria. |
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