Subperiosteal

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Subperiosteal \Sub*per`i*os"te*al\, a. (Anat.)
     Situated under the periosteum.
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     {Subperiosteal operation} (Surg.), a removal of bone effected
        without taking away the periosteum.


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