involucrum
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Related to involucrum: sequestrum, Brodie's abscess
involucrum
[in″vo-lu´krum] (L.)a covering or sheath, as of a sequestrum.
in·vo·lu·crum
, pl.in·vo·lu·cra
(in'vō-lū'krŭm, -loo'kră),1. An enveloping membrane, for example, a sheath or sac.
2. The sheath of new bone that forms around a sequestrum.
Synonym(s): involucre
[L. a wrapper, fr. in-volvo, to roll up]
involucrum
/in·vo·lu·crum/ (in″vo-loo´krum) pl. involu´cra [L.] a covering or sheath, as of a sequestrum.involucrum
(ĭn′və-lo͞o′krəm)n. pl. involu·cra (-krə)
An enveloping sheath or envelope, such as the sheath of new bone that forms around a sequestrum.
involucrum
[in′vəlo̅o̅′krəm] pl. involucra
Etymology: L, involvere, to wrap up
a sheath or coating, such as that encasing a sequestrum of necrotic bone.
in·vo·lu·crum
, pl. involucra (in'vŏ-lū'krŭm, -kră)1. An enveloping membrane, e.g., a sheath or sac.
2. The sheath of new bone that forms around a sequestrum.
involucrum
1. A sheath or covering of a part.
2. New bone growing around a piece of dead bone (a sequestrum) usually in the condition of OSTEOMYELITIS.
in·vo·lu·crum
, pl. involucra (in'vŏ-lū'krŭm, -kră)1. An enveloping membrane.
2. The sheath of new bone that forms around a sequestrum.
involucrum
pl. involucra [L.] a covering or sheath, as in encapsulation of a sequestrum.