Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Beneath the periosteum.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Situated or occurring beneath the periosteum.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Anat.) Situated under the periosteum.
  • adjective (Surg.) a removal of bone effected without taking away the periosteum.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective anatomy Situated under the periosteum.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word subperiosteal.

Examples

  • "Primarily, the injuries I have catalogued can be noted on the artifacts by subperiosteal lesions, " Golliher said.

    City of Bones Connelly, Michael, 1956- 2002

  • Hemorrhagic stomatitis with bone and joint pains in the lower limbs (due to subperiosteal hemorrages).

    Chapter 8 1993

  • When an examination of the subject is possible before the extremity is swollen, crepitation is usually found without great difficulty, except in a subperiosteal break or in some cases of vertical or oblique fracture.

    Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 John Victor Lacroix

  • Irruption of the subperiosteal tissue.p. Fibrous layer of the periosteum. o.

    II. Osteology. 2. Bone 1918

  • Irruption of the subperiosteal tissue.p. Fibrous layer of the periosteum. o.

    Illustrations. Fig. 79 1918

  • The new bone is developed in the subperiosteal blastena, which exists normally upon the inner surface of the periosteum.

    An Epitome of Practical Surgery, for Field and Hospital. 1863

  • If the jawbone is both too narrow and not dense enough for either a root form or plate form implant, then a subperiosteal implant can be used.

    Best Syndication - 2009

  • Diapphysis is the site of bone to be affected. the tumour due to irritation of subperiosteal blood c.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2008

  • Deposition of new bone occurs on raised subperiosteal c.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2008

  • Diapphysis is the site of bone to be affected. the tumour due to irritation of subperiosteal blood c.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2008

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.