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periostal

periostal is the misspelling of periosteal.

Meaning of periosteal

Adjective

periosteal (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the periosteum.
    • Macroscopically recognizable skeletal changes, such as diffuse periosteal reaction linked to the body’s generalized response to inflammation or infection, or dental conditions such as enamel hypoplasia, linked to childhood dental development disruption, provided essential information about...2023, Anne L. Grauer, “Introduction” (chapter 1), in The Routledge Handbook of Paleopathology, Routledge, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 2–3

Questions about periostal

What is periostal the misspelling of?
Periostal is the misspelling of periosteal.

Words near periostal in the dictionary

  1. periorbitopathy
  2. periorificial
  3. perioscope
  4. perioscopes
  5. periost
  6. periostal
  7. periostalgia
  8. periostea
  9. periosteal
  10. periosteally
  11. periostealmost

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