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.
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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]
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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.
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sequestrum
Orthopedics A plug of necrotic bone separated from viable bone. See Button sequestrum, Kissing sequestrum.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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]
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sequestrum
A piece of dead, often detached, bone lying within a cavity or abscess. Sequestra usually form as a result of long-term OSTEOMYELITIS.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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]
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