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se⋅ques⋅trum

  [si-kwes-truhm]
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–noun, plural -tra  [-truh] . Pathology.
a fragment of bone that has become necrotic as a result of disease or injury and has separated from the normal bone structure.
Origin:
1825–35; < NL; ML: sequestrated property, deriv. of L sequester; see sequester

Related forms:
se⋅ques⋅tral, adjective
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se·ques·trum   (sĭ-kwěs'trəm)   
n.   pl. se·ques·tra (-trə)
A fragment of dead bone separated from healthy bone as a result of injury or disease.

[Latin, deposit, from neuter of sequester, depositary, trustee; see sekw-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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Main Entry: se·ques·trum
Pronunciation: si-'kwes-tr&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural se·ques·trums also se·ques·tra /-tr&/
: a fragment of dead bone detached from adjoining sound bone
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sequestrum se·ques·trum (sĭ-kwěs'trəm)
n. pl. se·ques·tra (-trə)
A fragment of dead tissue, usually bone, that has separated from healthy tissue as a result of injury or disease.

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