mucoperiostealadj.
/ˌmjuːkəʊˌpɛrɪˈɒstɪəl/, U.S. /ˈˌmjukoʊˌpɛriˈɑstiəl/ Anatomy and Medicine.
Of or relating to a mucoperiosteum.
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1904 F. P. Foster Appleton's Med. Dict. 1380/1 Mucoperiosteal, pertaining to or consisting of mucous membrane and periosteum.
1947 Jrnl. Amer. Dental Assoc. 35 610/1 A mucoperiosteal flap should be prepared whenever it will aid in permitting vision of the operative field.
1992 Jrnl. Clin. Periodontol. 19 450/1 In periodontal surgery Tisseel has been used to attach gingival grafts onto their recipient sites and to fix mucoperiosteal flaps.
2002 Ann. Anat. 184 41 There is a proportionality between the number of the arterial derivations from the two major arteries and the mucoperiosteal area.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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