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A prefix, from the Latin re and ad combined, coming to us through the French and Italian. See Re-, and Ad-.

A Latin preposition, denoting beyond, outside of; -- often used in composition as a prefix signifying outside of, beyond, besides, or in addition to what is denoted by the word to which it is prefixed.

Inserted exterior to the eyes; -- said of the antennæ of certain insects.

Not prescribed by official duty.

Outside of the uterus, or womb. Extra-uterine pregnancy (Med.), a condition of pregnancy in which the fetus is not in the uterus, but in the Fallopian tube or in the abdominal cavity.

Suicide, by slashing the abdomen, formerly practiced in Japan, and commanded by the government in the cases of disgraced officials; disembowelment; -- also written, but incorrectly, hari-kari. W. E. Griffis.

Dipped in the gall of the fabulous hydra; poisonous; deadly. Cowper.

Situated below the axil, as a bud.

Lying outside the visible spectrum at its red end; -- said of rays less refrangible than the extreme red rays.

A prefix signifying in, within, interior; as, intraocular, within the eyeball; intramarginal.

ich the characteristics of the Jurassic and Triassic periods appear to be blended. -- Ju`ra-tri*as"sic, a.

The supreme deity, the principle of good, creator of the world, and guardian of mankind. He is the opponent of Ahriman, the spirit of evil, both being sprung from Eternity, or, according to another version, Ahriman being the offspring of a moment of doubt on the part of Ormazd. Ormazd is attended by angels and archange…

A prefix signifying alongside of, beside, beyond, against, amiss; as parable, literally, a placing beside; paradox, that which is contrary to opinion; parachronism.

Anæsthesia of both sides of the lower half of the body.

Situated above the acromial process of the scapula.

See Surangular.

A supra-auricular feather.

Growing above the axil; inserted above the axil, as a peduncle. See Suprafoliaceous.

Situated above, or on the dorsal side of, the esophagus; as, the supra-esophageal ganglion of Crustacea. [Written also supra- oesophagal, and supra-oesophageal.]

Above, or on the dorsal side of, the ethmoid bone or cartilage.