Medical Dictionary

mucoperiosteum

noun mu·co·peri·os·te·um \-ˈäs-tē-əm\

Medical Definition of MUCOPERIOSTEUM

:  a periosteum backed with mucous membrane (as that of the palatine surface of the mouth)

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