periostio
Spanish, noun[peɾiˈost̪jo]
periostio is spelled P-E-R-I-O-S-T-I-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written Spanish, the 145,755th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Periostio is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “periosteum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Membrana fibrosa y resistente que rodea el hueso, excepto en las articulaciones y lugares de inserción de…”.
What does periostio mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineperiosteum
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Membrana fibrosa y resistente que rodea el hueso, excepto en las articulaciones y lugares de inserción de ligamentos y tendones.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of periostio
- periostios plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce periostio?
- [peɾiˈost̪jo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is periostio in Spanish?
periostio appears about once in every 15 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).