SUPERPARASITISM 



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SUPRACOMMISSURE 



Superparasitism (su-per-par' ' -as-i-tizm) [super, over ; 

 parasite]. The infestation of parasites by other 

 parasites. 



Superposed (su-per-pozd '') [super, over ; ponere, to 

 place]. Stationed above anything. 



Superpurgation (su - per - pur - ga' '- shun) [super, over; 

 purgation]. Over-purgation. A term applied in 

 farriery to a diarrhea or flux from the bowels that, 

 at times, is induced by and follows the action of a 

 physic. It is accompanied by much irritation or even 

 inflammation of the bowels, and is always serious. 



Supersacral (su-per- sa'- kral) [super, over; sacrum, 

 sacrum]. Situated over the sacrum. 



Supersalt (su' ' -per-sawlt) [super, over; ME., salt, salt]. 

 In chemistry, any salt containing an excess of acid. 

 An acid, as distinguished from a basic salt. 



Supersaturate (su-per-sat' -u-rdt)[super, over ; saturare, 

 to saturate]. To saturate to excess. 



Supersaturated (su-per - sat' -u-ra- ted) [super, over; 

 saturare, to saturate]. A condition in which there is 

 more of a substance dissolved in a liquid than would 

 suffice to saturate it under ordinary conditions. 



Supersaturation (su-per-sat-u-ra' -shun) [super, over ; 

 saturare, to saturate]. The operation of saturating to 

 excess. 



Superscapular (su-per-skap' -u-lar). Same as Supra- 

 scapular. 



Supersecretion (su-per-se-kre' -shun) [super, over ; secer- 

 nere, to secrete]. Excessive secretion. 



Supersphenoid (su-per-sfen'-oid ) [super, over ; sphe- 

 noid]. Situated cephalad or dorsad of the sphenoid 

 bone. 



Supersquamosal (su-per-skiva-mo 1 '-zal) [super, over ; 

 squama, scale]. A bone of the skull of ichthyosaurus, 

 behind the postfrontal and postorbital. 



Supertemporal (su-per-tem'-po-ral) [super, over; tem- 

 poral]. Situated high up in the temporal region. 



Supervenosity (su-per-ve-nos' -it-e) [super, over ; veno- 

 sus, venous]. The condition in which the blood has 

 become venous to a high degree. 



Supervention (su-per -ven' -shun) [super, over ; veni?-e, 

 to come] . That which is added ; an extraneous, or 

 unexpected condition added to another, as the super- 

 vention of septicemia, or other complication in disease. 



Supervolute (su'-per-vo-lut) [super, above ; volvere, to 

 roll]. In biology, that form of estivation in which the 

 gamophyllous calyx or corolla is both plicate and 

 twisted, as in the corollas of stramonium and morning- 

 glory. 



Supination (su-pin-a' -shun) [supinatio ; supinus, on 

 the back]. The attitude of one lying upon the back ; 

 the act of turning or lying upon the back ; the turning 

 of the palm of the hand upward. In medicine, the 

 condition of being supine. 



Supinator (su'-pin-a-tor). See Muscles, Table of. 



Supine (su'-pln) [supinus, back]. Lying on the back 

 face upward, or palm upward. 



Suppage (sup'-aj) [sup, age]. A food that may be 

 supplied. 



Suppedaneous (sup - ed - a'- ne - us) [suppedaneus ; sub, 

 under; pes, foot]. Pertaining to the sole of the 

 foot. 



Supple (sup' -I) [ME. ,souple, pliant]. Pliant, flexible. 

 S.-back, a term applied in the neighborhood of Aber- 

 deen to caries of the vertebrae in lambs. 



Supplemental (sup-le-men'-tal) [supple mention]. Ad- 

 ditional. S. Air. See Air. S. Bags. See Anes- 

 thetic. 



Support (sup-ort') [supporlare, to carry]. I. The act of 

 holding anything in its position. 2. Any appliance 

 acting as a supporter. 



Supporter (sup-or' -ter) [supporlare, to carry]. An ap- 



paratus intended to aid in supporting a prolapsed 

 organ (as the uterus), or a pendulous abdomen. 



Supposititious (sup-oz-it-ish'-us) [suppositicius , substi- 

 tuted]. Spurious; not genuine. S. Children, pre- 

 tension by a woman, for purposes of extortion, of 

 having given birth to a child. 



Suppositorium (su-poz-it-o' -re-um) [supponere, to place 

 under: gen., Suppositorii ; pi., Suppositoria]. See 

 Suppository. 



Suppository (sup-oz' '-ii-o-re) [suppositorium]. A solid 

 medicated compound designed to be introduced into 

 the rectum, urethra, or vagina. Its consistency is 

 such that while retaining its shape at ordinary tem- 

 peratures it readily melts at the temperature of the 

 body. The basis of most suppositories is oil of theo- 

 broma. For urethral suppositories a mixture of gela- 

 tin and glycerin is used. It is generally molded into 

 a conic shape, but is sometimes cylindric or spheric. 

 There is one official suppository. 



Suppressed (sup-presf) [suppressus, concealed]. 



powered ; subdued. S. Breathing. See Breath- 

 sounds. 



Suppression (sup-resh'-un) [suppressio ; sub, under; 

 primere, to press] . A condition of being concealed or 

 retained ; applied to the natural excreta of the body. 

 S. of Menses, the abnormal abstention of the men- 

 ses beyond their usual time of appearance. See 

 Amenorrhea. S. of Urine, a condition due to a renal 

 disorder, with interference with the secretion of urine. 



Suppurant (sup'-u-rant) [suppuratio, suppuration]. I. 

 Suppurating, or promoting suppuration. 2. An agent 

 which promotes suppuration. 



Suppuration (sup - u - ra'- shun) [suppuratio ; sub, be- 

 neath ; -rrvov, pus]. The formation of pus. The pro 

 cess following inflammation, whereby the white blood- 

 corpuscles or leucocytes, together with other cells, 

 become the distinctive corpuscles of pus, and thu^ ; 

 form an abscess. In this process microorganism 

 an important role. See, also, Theories of InflammaA 

 Hon, under Theory. 



Suppurative (sup 1 ' - u - ra - tiv) [suppuratio, a suppura 

 don]. I. Promoting suppuration ; producing pus. 

 2. An agent, medicine, or application that favoi- 

 puration. 



Supra- (su'-prah) [supra, above]. A prefix signifying 

 upon or above. S. -acromial, situated abovi 

 acromion. S.-anal, above the anus, or above th< 

 top of the abdomen. S. -axillary, above the axilla 

 above the axil. 



Supra-auricular (su-prah-aw-rik' -u-lar). Situai 

 occurring above the external ear. S. Point. Se> 

 Craniometric Points. 



Suprabranchial (su-prah-brang' -keal) [supra, ■ 

 branchice, gills]. Above the gills. 



Suprabuccal (su-prah-buk'-al) [supra, above ; 

 mouth]. Above the buccal region. 



Supracephalic (su-prah-sefal' -ik) [supra. abo> 

 a?.ij, head]. Placed on the head. 



Suprachoroid (su - prah - ko f - roid) [supra, 

 choroid]. Situated above the choroid or the cl 

 plexus. 



Supraciliary (su -prah - si!'- e - a - re). Same as 

 ciliary. 



Supraclavicle ( su - prah - klav' - ik- 1 ) [supra, a 

 clavis, key]. In biology, a distinct portion 

 scapular arch of certain fishes (I >ory, Sturgi 



Supraclavicular (su - prah - Ida - vik' - u - lai 



above ; clavis, collar-bone]. Above or upon the cl.i< 

 icle. 



Supracommissure (sn-prah-kom'-ish-ur)[supra, alxn 

 commissura, commissure]. The commissure > 

 brain just in front of the stalk of the epiphysis. 



