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Sharpey's fibres
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English
Alternative forms
en Sharpey's fibers
Etymology
Scottish anatomist William Sharpey described them in 1846.
Noun
p Sharpey's fibres
A matrix of connective tissue consisting of bundles of strong collagenous fibres connecting periosteum to bone.
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