Inflammation of a mucoperiosteum; an instance of this.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in The Practitioner: a monthly journal of therapeutics and public health. From muco- + periostitis, after mucoperiosteum.
Definition of mucoperiostitis in US English:
mucoperiostitis
nounˌmjuːkəʊˌpɛrɪəˈstʌɪtɪs
Medicine
Inflammation of a mucoperiosteum; an instance of this.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in The Practitioner: a monthly journal of therapeutics and public health. From muco- + periostitis, after mucoperiosteum.