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Noun: sequestrum (sequestra,sequestrums)  si'kwes-trum
  1. (medicine) a piece of dead bone tissue that has separated from healthy bone during necrosis
    "The surgeon removed the sequestrum to prevent further infection"

Derived forms: sequestrums, sequestra

Encyclopedia: Sequestrum