SUPRACONDYLAR 



Supracondylar (su-prah-kon'-dil-ar) [supra, above; 

 ]. Situated above the condyles. S. Fora- 

 men, ! i ) the posterior condyloid foramen of the 

 occipital bone ; (2) a constant foramen in the inner 

 condyloid ridge of the humerus. S. Ridges, ridges 

 on the shaft of the humerus extending upward from 

 the condyles. 



iupracondyloid (su - prah - kon f - dil - oid). Same as 

 vlar. 



iupracostal (su-prah-kos'-tal) [supra, above; costa, 

 rib]. Situated above a rib or above the ribs. 



■ upradiaphragmatic (su -prah - di - a/- rag - mat'- ik) 

 [supra, above ; diaphragm] . Situated above the 

 diaphragm. 



upradorsal (su-prah-dor'-sal) [supra, above ; dorsum, 

 back]. Dorsal ; placed dorsally. 



upraesophageal (su -prah -e-so -faj'- e- al) [supra, 

 abo- >>c, esophagus]. Situated above the 



gullet. 



uprafoliaceous (su-prah-fo-le-a'-shus) [supra, above ; 



folium, leaf]. In biology, inserted upon the stem 

 above the axil of a leaf. 



uprafoliar (su-prah-fo' -le-ar) [supra, above ; folium, 

 leaf]. In biology, growing upon a leaf. 



upraglottic (su-prah-glot' -ik) [supra, above ; y?jymc, 

 glottis]. Situated within the larynx and above the 

 vocal bands. 



uprahyoid (su-prah-hi'-oid) [supra, above; hyoid]. 

 Situated above the hyoid bone. 



jpra-iliac (su' -prah-il ' -e-ak) [supra, above; ilium, 

 ilium]. Above or at the upper end of the ilium. 



upra-ilium (su-prah-il'-e-um) [supra, above ; ilium, 

 ilium]. A proximal epiphysis of the sacral end of the 

 ilium of some animals. 



upra-intestinal (su-prah-in- test' -tin-al)[supra, above ; 



I intestine] . Above the intestine. 



upralabial (su-prah-la' -be-al) [supra, above; labium, 



\ lip]. Pertaining to or situated above the upper lip. 



•jpramalleolar < su-pra-mal-e' -o-lar) [supra, above; 



1 malleolus, malleolus]. Above the malleoli. S. Am- 



, putation, removal of the leg at the lower portion 



i above the malleoli. 



apramammary (su-prah-mam' -ar-e) [supra, above ; 

 mamma, breast]. Above the mammas, 

 jpramarginal (su-prah-mar'-jin-al) [supra, above ; 

 marginal]. Bounding the Sylvian fissure on the 



' upper side, as the supramarginal convolution, 

 jpramaxilla (su - prah - maks - il' '- ah) [supra, above; 

 maxilla, maxilla]. The supramaxillary bone, 

 jpramaxillary (su-prah-maks' -il-a-re) [supra, above ; 

 maxilla, maxilla]. Relating to the superior maxilla, 

 jpranasal (su- prah-na'-zal) [supra, above; nasus, 



! nose]. Above the nose. S. Point. See Cranio- 

 metric Points. 

 jpraneural (su-prah-nu'-ral) [supra, above ; vevpov, 



! nerve]. Over or above the neural axis. 

 Jpra-occipital (suprak-ok-sip' -it-al) [supra, above ; 

 occiput, occipital bone]. Situated above the occipital 

 bone ; also, the upper part of the occipital bone. 

 ^2t.-orb\\.a\ (su-prah-or' -bit-al )[supra , above ; orbita, 

 orbit]. Situated above the orbit of the eye. S. Arch 

 or Ridge, the curved prominent margin forming the 

 upper boundary of the orbit. S. Foramen, a fora- 

 men at the inner third of the orbit. It transmits 

 the supraorbital artery, vein, and nerve. Sometimes 

 it is incomplete, being but a notch or groove, and 

 then is called the S. Notch. S. Point. See Cranio- 

 metric Points. 

 Jprapatellar (su-prah-pat-el'-ar) [supra, above; pa- 



\ tella, patella]. Over or above the patella. 

 Jprapedal ( su-prah-ped' '-al) [supra, over; pes, foot]. 

 Above the foot. 



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SUPRASERRATUS 



Suprapharyngeal (su -prah -far - in'-je - al) [supra, 

 above ; pdpvyf, pharynx]. Above the pharynx. 



Supraplex (su'-prak-pleks) [supra, above ; plexus, plex- 

 us] . One of the plexuses of the brain of some animals. 



Supraplexal (su - prah - pleks' - al) [supra, above; 

 plexus, plexus]. Pertaining to the supraplex. 



Suprapontile (su-prah-pon' -til) [supra, above; penis, 

 bridge]. Situated or occurring above the pons. 



Suprapromontorence (su -prah -prom - on'- to - rens) 

 [supra, above ; promontorence]. The convex emi- 

 nence caused by the course of the facial canal over the 

 oval window and inferior semicircular canal above. 

 Called, also, Petro-mastoidcan Canal. 



Suprapubic (su -prah -pu'- bik) [supra, above ; pubis, 

 pubis]. Situated or occurring above the pubes, as a 

 suprapubic operation. 



Suprapygal (su- prah -pi' -gal) [supra, above; pyga, 

 rump]. Above or over the rump. 



Suprarectus (su-prah-rek' -tus) [supra, above ; rectus, 

 straight]. The rectus superior muscle of the eye. 



Suprarenal (su -prah- re'- nal) [supra, above; ren, 

 the kidney]. Above the kidney ; applied especially 

 to the suprarenal capsules or bodies. S. Bodies 



Transverse Section of the Human Suprarenal Capsule. 

 X 50. (From Stirling.) 



a. Zona glomerulosa. b. Z. fasciculata. c. Z. reticularis. 

 d. Strands of cells of the medulla, e. Transverse section 

 of a nerve, f. Ganglionic cells, g. Transverse section of 

 bundles of smooth muscle, h. Transverse section of a vein. 

 1. Capsule, j. Cortex, k. Medulla. 



or Capsules, small, flattened, ductless bodies, the ad- 

 renals, somewhat glandular in appearance, situated just 

 above the kidneys. Their function is not known. 



Suprascapula (su - prah - skap 1 '- u - lah) [supra, over; 

 scapula, scapula]. A bone of the shoulder-girdle in 

 certain fishes. 



Suprascapular (su- prah- skap/ -u-lar) [supra, above; 

 scapula, the shoulder-blade]. Situated above the 

 shoulder-blade. S. Notch. See Notch. 



Supraseptal (su-prah-sep/ -tal) [supra, above ; septum, 

 septum]. Situated above a septum. 



Supraserratus (su -prah - ser - a'- tits) [supra, above . 

 serra, saw]. The serratus posticus superior muscle. 



