sequestrum
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sequestrum
[se-kwes´trum] (L.)1. a piece of dead bone that has become separated from sound bone during the process of necrosis.
2. any tissue that has become sequestered.
se·ques·trum
, pl.se·ques·tra
(sē-kwes'trŭm, -tră),A piece of necrotic tissue, usually bone, which has become separated from the surrounding healthy tissue.
[Mod. L. use of Mediev. L. sequestrum, something laid aside, fr. L. sequestro, to lay aside, separate]
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. 
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Formation of a sequestrum: (A), sound bone; (B), new bone; (C), granulations lining involucrum; (D), cloaca; (E), sequestrum.
sequestrum
(sĭ-kwĕs′trəm)n. pl. seques·tra (-trə)
A fragment of dead bone separated from healthy bone as a result of injury or disease.
sequestrum
[sikwes′trəm] pl. sequestra
Etymology: L, a deposit
a fragment of dead bone that is partially or entirely detached from the surrounding or adjacent healthy bone.
sequestrum
Orthopedics A plug of necrotic bone separated from viable bone. See Button sequestrum, Kissing sequestrum.se·ques·trum
, pl. sequestra (sē-kwes'trŭm, -tră)A piece of necrotic tissue, usually bone, which has become separated from the surrounding healthy tissue.
[Mod. L. use of Mediev. L. sequestrum, something laid aside, fr. L. sequestro, to lay aside, separate]
sequestrum
A piece of dead, often detached, bone lying within a cavity or abscess. Sequestra usually form as a result of long-term OSTEOMYELITIS.se·ques·trum
, pl. sequestra (sē-kwes'trŭm, -tră)Piece of necrotic tissue, usually bone, which has become separated from the surrounding healthy tissue.
[Mod. L. use of Mediev. L. sequestrum, something laid aside, fr. L. sequestro, to lay aside, separate]
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.