Medical Dictionary

subperiosteal

adj sub·peri·os·te·al \-ˌper-ē-ˈäs-tē-əl\

Medical Definition of SUBPERIOSTEAL

:  situated or occurring beneath the periosteum <subperiosteal bone deposition> <a subperiosteal fibroma>
sub·peri·os·te·al·ly \-ē\ adverb

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