mucoperiosteumn.
/ˌmjuːkəʊˌpɛrɪˈɒstɪəm/, U.S. /ˌmjukoʊˌpɛriˈɑstiəm/ Anatomy and Medicine.
A mucous membrane apposed to a periosteum, as in the hard palate. Also: tissue of this nature.
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1903 W. A. N. Dorland Illustr. Med. Dict. (ed. 3) 419/1 Mucoperiosteum, periosteum having a mucous surface, as in parts of the auditory apparatus.
1906 Practitioner Nov. 712 Should the carious tooth be in the upper jaw, the pus may travel down alongside of the fang of the tooth,..make its way through the muco-periosteum on the outer side, and then point as a gumboil.
1967 Jrnl. Prosthetic Dentistry 18 116 (title) The stiffness of palatal mucoperiosteum.
1974 W. J. Banks Histol. xix. 205/3 Because of the intimate relationship of the mucosa to the underlying bone, these structures are referred to collectively as a mucoperiosteum.
1998 Jrnl. Dental Res. 77 1832 Sensitivity or pain of the mucoperiosteum covering the mandibular edentulous ridge is often thought to limit bite forces in complete-denture wearers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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