n., pl., -cra (-krə).
An enveloping sheath or envelope.
[New Latin involūcrum, from Latin, wrapper, envelope, from involvere, to enwrap. See involve.]
involucrum
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in·vo·lu·crum (ĭn'və-lū'krəm) 
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n., pl., -cra (-krə).
An enveloping sheath or envelope.
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| Dental Dictionary: involucrum |
(in'vəlōōkrum)
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A covering; usually a covering of new bone around a sequestrum.
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(ĭn'və-lū'krəm)
n., pl. -cra (-krə).
n., pl. -cra (-krə).
An enveloping sheath or membrane, such as the sheath of new bone that forms around a sequestrum.
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Pl. involucra [L.] a covering or sheath, as in encapsulation of a sequestrum.
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Involucrum is a layer of new bone growth outside existing bone seen in pyogenic osteomyelitis. It results from the stripping off of the periosteum by the accumulation of pus within the bone, and new bone growing from the periosteum.
It can be seen radiographically (e.g. with x-rays), but is extremely rare in developed countries as osteomyelitis is rarely left untreated.
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