se|ques|trum

se|ques|trum
se|ques|trum «sih KWEHS truhm», noun, plural -tra «-truh».
a dead part of bone separated from the living part, as in necrosis.
[< New Latin sequestrum < Latin, a separation, neuter of sequester; see etym. under sequester (Cf.sequester)]

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