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Webster 1913 Edition
Subperiosteal
Sub-perˊi-os′te-al
,Adj.
(Anat.)
Situated under the periosteum.
Subperiosteal operation
(Surg.)
, a removal of bone effected without taking away the periosteum.
Definition 2024
subperiosteal
subperiosteal
English
Adjective
subperiosteal (not comparable)
- (anatomy) Situated under the periosteum.
References
- subperiosteal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913