mucoperiosteum etymology

English word mucoperiosteum comes from English periosteum (A membrane surrounding a bone.), English muco- (Mucus.)

Detailed word origin of mucoperiosteum

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
periosteum English (eng) A membrane surrounding a bone.
muco- English (eng) Mucus.
mucoperiosteum English (eng) (anatomy) A compound structure consisting of mucous membrane and periosteum.

Words with the same origin as mucoperiosteum

Descendants of periosteum
periosteophyte
Descendants of muco-
mucoactive mucoadhesion mucoadhesive mucocele mucociliary mucocutaneous mucofibrous mucogenesis mucogenic mucogingival mucoid mucolipidosis mucolytic muconodular mucopeptide mucopolysaccharide mucoprotein mucopurulent mucopus mucoregulator mucosanguineous mucosubstance mucotomy