Subperiosteal \Sub*per`i*os"te*al\, a. (Anat.) Situated under the periosteum. [1913 Webster]

Subperiosteal operation (Surg.), a removal of bone effected without taking away the periosteum. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Subperiosteal \Sub*per`i*os"te*al\, a. (Anat.) Situated under the periosteum.

Subperiosteal operation (Surg.), a removal of bone effected without taking away the periosteum.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)