can you please tell me what mucoperiosteal is?

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According to the Dictionary Barn (an online medical dictionary),
mucoperiosteal means:

"Relating to mucoperiosteum"
http://www.dictionarybarn.com/MUCOPERIOSTEAL.php

and mucoperiosteum is:

"Mucous membrane and periosteum so intimately united as to form
 practically a single membrane, as that covering the hard palate"
http://www.dictionarybarn.com/MUCOPERIOSTEUM.php


According to Dictionary.com, periosteum is:

"The dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones
 except at the joints and serving as an attachment for muscles
 and tendons".
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=periosteum&r=67


A common reference using the word mucoperiosteal, is the
'mucoperiosteal flap' which refers to a flap created in
the process of conducting orthodontic surgery.

The Dictionary Barn defines 'mucoperiosteal flap' as:

"A flap composed of mucosa and periosteum, as from the hard
 palate or gingiva".
http://www.dictionarybarn.com/MUCOPERIOSTEAL-FLAP.php


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periosteum
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mucoperiosteal flap
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