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70 words match “SUPRA”

SUPRA adv.
Over; above; before; also, beyond; besides; -- much used as a prefix.
SUPRA-ACROMIAL a.
Situated above the acromial process of the scapula.
SUPRA-ANGULAR a.
See Surangular.
SUPRA-AURICULAR a. 2 definitions
A supra-auricular feather.
SUPRA-AXILLARY a.
Growing above the axil; inserted above the axil, as a peduncle. See Suprafoliaceous.
SUPRA-ESOPHAGAL; SUPRA-ESOPHAGEAL a.
Situated above, or on the dorsal side of, the esophagus; as, the supra-esophageal ganglion of Crustacea. [Written also supra- oesophagal, and supra-oesophageal.]
SUPRA-ETHMOID a.
Above, or on the dorsal side of, the ethmoid bone or cartilage.
SUPRA-ILIUM n.
The cartilaginous cap at the sacral end of the ilium of some animals.
SUPRA-OESOPHAGAL a.
See Supra-esophagal.
SUPRABRANCHIAL a.
Situated above the branchiæ; -- applied especially to the upper division of the gill cavity of bivalve mollusks.
SUPRACHOROID; SUPRACHOROIDAL a.
Situated above the choroid; -- applied to the layer of the choroid coat of the eyeball next to the sclerotic.
SUPRACILIARY a.
Superciliary.
SUPRACLAVICLE n.
A bone which usually connects the clavicle with the post- temporal in the pectorial arch of fishes.
SUPRACLAVICULAR a. 2 definitions
Of or pertaining to the supraclavicle.
SUPRACONDYLAR; SUPRACONDYLOID a.
Situated above a condyle or condyles.
SUPRACOSTAL a.
Situated above, or on the outside of, the ribs.
SUPRACRANIAL a.
Situated above, or in the roof of, the cranium.
SUPRACRETACEOUS a.
Lying above the chalk; Supercretaceous.
SUPRADECOMPOUND a.
More than decompound; divided many times.
SUPRAFOLIACEOUS a.
Inserted into the stem above the leaf, petiole, or axil, as a peduncle or flower.
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