{Subperiosteal operation} (Surg.), a removal of bone effected without taking away the periosteum. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Subperiosteal — Sub*per i*os te*al, a. (Anat.) Situated under the periosteum. [1913 Webster] {Subperiosteal operation} (Surg.), a removal of bone effected without taking away the periosteum. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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