SUNN HEMP 



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SUPERPARASITIC 



lation or heatstroke. See Heat-stroke. S. -stroke, 

 Electric, an illogical term for the symptoms, some- 

 what similar to those of heat-stroke, produced by too 

 close and unprotected proximity to the intense light 

 emitted in welding metals by electricity. S. -struck, 

 overcome by the heat of the sun. S. -yellow. See 

 Maize. 

 Sunn Hemp. See Hemp. 



Super- (su'-per-) [L., above or upon]. A prefix denoting 

 t, upon, dorsad, upper, or excessive in degree. 



Superabduction (su-per-ab-duk' -shun) [super, over; 

 abduction]. Excessive abduction. 



Superacidity (su-per-as-id / -it-e). See Hyperacidity. 



iuperacromial (su -per- ak - ro / - me - al ) [super, above ; 

 miuni]. Situated or occurring above or upon the 

 acromion. 



Superacute (su'-per- ak- tit) [super, over; acutus, 

 pointed]. Extremely acute. 



Superalbuminosis (su - per -al-bu-min-c/- sis) [super, 

 over; albumen, albumin]. The over-production of 

 albumin. 



superalimentation (su-per-al-im-en-ta' '-shun) [super, 

 over ; alimentation] . Excessive nourishment. 



Superambulacral (su-per-am-bu-la'-kral) [super, 

 above; ambulacrum]. Above the ambulacra. 



juperanal (su-per-a'-nal). Same as Supra-anal. 



Juperbus su-per' '-bus) [L., superb]. A term applied 

 to the rectus oculi superioris muscle , and sometimes to 

 the levator menti , because their action gives to the face 

 a proud and haughty expression . 



lupercallosal (su-per-kal-o'-sal) [super, over; cal- 

 losum]. Situated above or occurring above the cal- 



j losum. 



;upercalorinesis (su-per-kal-o-rin-e' -sis) [super, over ; 



j calor, heat : //. , Supercalorineses] . Any disease 



' caused by increase of the animal heat. 



superciliary (su-per-sil' -e-a-re) [super, above ; cilium, 

 eyelash]. Pertaining to the eyebrow. S. Ridges, 



: the projecting apophyses at the anterior surface of the 

 frontal bone. 



iupercilium (su-per-sil' -e-um) [L.]. The eyebrow. 



iuperconception ( su - per -kon-sep'- shun). Same as 

 Stipe/fetation. 



iuperdentate (su-per -den' -tat) [super, over; dens, 

 tooth]. Having teeth only in the upper jaw. 



iuperdistention (su-per-dis-ten' -shun) [super, above ; 

 distendere, to distend]. Excessive distention. 



superextension (su-per-eks-ten' -shun) [super, above ; 



. extendere, to extend]. Excessive extension, 

 uperfecundation (su-per-fe-kun-da'-shun) [super, 

 over; fecundus, fertile]. The fertilization of more 

 than one ovum of the same ovulation resulting from 

 separate acts of coitus, 

 uperfecundity (su-per -fe-kun'-dil-e) [super, over; 



! fecundus. fertile]. Superabundant fecundity, 

 uperfetate (sti-per-fe' '-tat ) [superfaetare, to conceive 

 anew when already pregnant]. To conceive after a 

 prior conception. 



uperfetation (su-per-fe-ta' ' -shun) [superfaztatio ; super, 

 firtus]. A supposed fertilization of an ovum when 

 there i= another from a previous ovulation in utero- 

 siestation. This is now considered impossible, 

 uperfibrination (su-perfib-rin-a' -shun) [super, over; 

 fibrin, fibrin]. Excessive formation of fibrin in the 

 blood. 



uperficial ( su-per fish' -al) [superficialis ; super, over; 

 fades, face]. Confined to the surface. Not extending 

 below the surface; shallow. S. Reflexes. See 



' Reflexes, Table of . 

 uperficies (su' -per -fish - iz) [L.]. The surface or 



j outside, 

 uperfissure (su' '- per -fish- er) [super, over ; fissura, 



l 



fissure]. The lines of overlapping of a supergyre. 

 Also, the lines of junction of two supergyres meeting 

 from opposite directions. 



Superfiexion (su-per-fiek'-shun) [super, over ; Jlexio, 

 a flexion]. Excessive flexion. 



Superfoliation (su-per-fo-le-a'-sliun) [super, over; 

 folium, leaf]. In biology, excess of leaves. 



Superfrontal (su-per-frun'-tal) [super, over; frons, 

 forehead]. Superior or upper, as a fissure of the 

 frontal lobe of the brain. 



Superfunctive (su-per-funk' -tiv) [super, over ; functio, 

 function]. Excessive functional activity. 



Supergenual (su-per-jen'-u-al) [super, above ; genu, 

 knee] . Situated above the knee. 



Supergyre (su' -per-jlr). See Subgyre. 



Superimposed (su-per-im-pozd') [super, over; imposed]. 

 Placed one upon another. 



Superimpregnation (su-per-im-preg-na' -shun) [super, 

 over ; impregnation] . The development of more than 

 one ovule at one time, as in plural pregnancy. 



Superinduce (su-per-in-dus') [superinducere, to bring 

 upon]. To bring on as a complication of a condition 

 already existing. 



Superinduced (su-per-in-diist') [super, upon ; inducere, 

 to bring in]. Superimposed. S. Segmentation. 

 See Homoplasis. 



Superinvolution (su-per-in-vo-lu'-shun) [super, over; 

 involutere, to involute]. Hyperinvolution ; excessive 

 rolling up. 



Superior (su-pe'-re-or) [comparative of superus, high]. 

 Higher ; noting the upper of two organs or parts oc- 

 cupying a relatively high position. In biology, applied 

 to an ovary that is not at all adherent to the calyx. 

 Also applied to a calyx whose tube closely adheres to 

 the ovary, so that its limb, or spreading portion, 

 appears to spring from the top of the latter. S. Bul- 

 bar Palsy, ophthalmoplegia externa. S. Vermiform 

 Process, the upper part of the median lobe of the 

 cerebellum. It is divided into three lobes, the lobulus 

 centralis, moniiculus cerebelli, and commissura simplex. 



Superlactation (su-per-lak-ta' -shun) [super, over ; lac, 

 milk]. Excess of the secretion of milk. 



Superligula (su-per-lig' -u-lah). See Epiglottis. 



Supermedial (su-per-me' -de-al) [super, over; medius* 

 middle]. Lying above the middle. 



Supernasolabialis (su-per-na-zo-la-be-a'-lis) [super, 

 over ; nasus, nose ; labium, lip]. A muscle found in 

 many of the lower animals, the analogue of the leva- 

 tor labii superioris al?eque nasi of man. 



Supernatant (su-per-na'-tant) [super, over; natans, 

 swimming]. Floating upon the surface of a liquid. 



Supernidation (su-per-nid-a' -shun) [super, over ; nidus, 

 nest]. Excessive proliferation of the menstrual 

 decidua, resulting sometimes in membranous dysmen- 

 orrhea. 



Supernumerary (su-per-nu'-tner-a-re) [super, over ; 

 numerus, a number]. More than the usual or normal 

 number. 



Supernutrition (su -per - nu - trish'- un) [super, over ; 

 nutrire, to nourish]. Excessive nourishment. See 

 Hypertrophy. 



Superoccipital (su - per- ok - sip'- it- al) [super, over; 

 occiput, occiput]. Situated at or near the upper part 

 of the occiput. 



Superoxidized (su-per-oks'-id-lzd) [super, over ; 6fi-c, 

 acid]. Having an excess of oxygen above the usual 

 amount which satisfies the combining capacities of the 

 other elements of a body. 



Superparasite (su-per-par' -as-tt) [super, over ; para- 

 site]. In biology, a parasite of parasites. 



Superparasitic (su-per -par -as- it'- ik) [super, over; 

 parasite]. Pertaining to superparasitism. 



