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re largely composed. It contains less animal matter than bone, and in the teeth of man is situated beneath the enamel.

Pertaining to, or situated on, the right hand; right, as opposed to sinister, or left. On sounding wings a dexter eagle flew. Pope.

A straight line so situated with respect to a conic section that the distance of any point of the curve from it has a constant ratio to the distance of the same point from the focus.

Pertaining to, or situated near, the back, or dorsum, of an animal or of one of its parts; notal; tergal; neural; as, the dorsal fin of a fish; the dorsal artery of the tongue; -- opposed to ventral.

Situated, directed, or moving toward the east; as, the easterly side of a lake; an easterly course or voyage.

Situated or dwelling in the east; oriental; as, an eastern gate; Eastern countries. Eastern churches first did Christ embrace. Stirling.

Pertaining to, or situated near, the surface; outer; -- opposed to ental. B. G. Wilder.

Pertaining to, or situated near, central or deep parts; inner; -- opposed to ectal. B. G. Wilder.

Relating to objects situated within the eye; esp., relating to the perception of objects in one's own eye.

Situated upon or above an artery; -- applied esp. to the branches of the bronchi given off above the point where the pulmonary artery crosses the bronchus.

Situated on or over the brain.

A saddle-shaped cavity to contain the winter eggs, situated on the back of Cladocera.

Situated on the receptacle or disk of a flower.

Situated upon or over the colon; -- applied to the region of the abdomen adjacent to the colon.

Situated upon or above the pterygoid bone. -- n.

A stub, like soft horn, about the size of a chestnut, situated behind and below the pastern joint.

Situated or arising outside of the heat; as, exocardial murmurs; -- opposed to endocardiac.

To drive or force out from that within which anything is contained, inclosed, or situated; to eject; as to expel air from a bellows. Did not ye . . . expel me out of my father's house Judg. Xi. 7.

Situated outside of a joint.

Situated outside of a capsule, esp. outside the capsular ligament of a joint.