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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)

  1. (anatomy) Situated under the periosteum.

References

  • subperiosteal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913