English Explanatory Dictionary

Sharpey's fibres

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A matrix of connective tissue consisting of bundles of strong collagenous fibres connecting periosteum to bone.

Word forms

Sharpey's fibres Sharpey's fibers

Etymology

Scottish anatomist William Sharpey described them in 1846.

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