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in⋅vo⋅lu⋅crum

  [in-vuh-loo-kruhm]
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–noun, plural -cra  [-kruh] .
involucre.
Origin:
1670–80; < NL, L involūcrum a wrap, cover, equiv. to involū- (var. s. of involvere to wrap, cover; see involute ) + -crum instrumental suffix
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in·vo·lu·cra   (ĭn'və-lōō'krə)   
n.  Plural of involucrum.
in·vo·lu·crum   (ĭn'və-lōō'krəm)   
n.   pl. in·vo·lu·cra (-krə)
An enveloping sheath or envelope.

[New Latin involūcrum, from Latin, wrapper, envelope, from involvere, to enwrap; see involve.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: in·vo·lu·crum
Pronunciation: "in-v&-'lü-kr&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural in·vo·lu·cra /-kr&/
: a formation of new bone about a sequestrum (as in osteomyelitis)
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involucrum in·vo·lu·crum (ĭn'və-l&oomacr;'krəm)
n. pl. in·vo·lu·cra (-krə)
An enveloping sheath or membrane, such as the sheath of new bone that forms around a sequestrum.

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