SUPRASPINAL 



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SURRA 



Supraspinal [su-prah- spi' '-nal) [supra, above; spina, 

 the spine]. Situated on the spine or above its 

 origin. 



Supraspinales [su - prah - spi - na'- lez) . See Muscles, 

 Table of. 



Supraspinate [su-prah-spi'-nat). See Supraspinous. 



Supraspinatus {su -prah - spi - na'- tits') [supra, above ; 

 spina, spine]. A name given to various organs situ- 

 ated upon the spine or above its origin. 



Supraspinous [su-prah-spi' '-tins) [supra, above ; spina, 

 spine]. Situated over the spinous process of a verte- 

 bra. S. Fossa, the triangular depression above the 

 spine of the shoulder-blade. S. Muscle. See Mus 

 cles, Table of. 



Suprastapedial [su-prah-sta-pe' -de-al) [supra, above 

 stapes, stapes]. Above the stapes. 



Suprasternal [su-prah-ster' -nal) [supra, above ; arep 

 vov, sternum]. Cephalad of the sternum. 



Supratemporal [su -prah - tem f - po • ral ) [supra, over 

 tempus, time]. Over the temporal region. 



Suprathoracic ( su -prah - tho - ras'- ik ) [supra, over 

 dapaS;, thorax]. Above the thorax. 



Supratrochlear ( su-prah-trok' -le-ar ) [supra, above ; 

 trochlea, pulley]. Situated or occurring above any 

 trochlear part, but particularly above the trochlea of 

 the humerus. See Trochlea. 



Supratympanic [su-prah-tim-pan'-ik) [supra, over; 

 tympanum, tympanum]. Above the tympanum. 



Supravaginal [su-prah-vaj'-in- al) [supra, over; 

 vagina, vagina]. Above the vagina. 



Sura [su'-rah) [sura~\. The calf of the leg. The promi- 

 nence formed by the gastrocnemius muscle. 



Sural [su'-ral) [suralis ; sura, calf]. Pertaining to the 

 calf of the leg. S. Nerve, Superficial, that formed 

 by the junction of the external cutaneous of the peroneal 

 and the communicantes fibulares. S. Vein, one situ- 

 ated just beneath the skin of the calf; it opens into 

 the popliteal vein. 



Suralimentation [sur-al-im-en-ta' -shun) [super, over ; 

 alimentation]. The method of forced feeding or 

 over-alimentation sometimes employed in pulmonary 

 tuberculosis and other diseases. 



Suranal [sur-a'-nal). Same as Supra-anal. 



Surcingle [sur'-sin-gl) [super, over; cingulum, a belt]. 

 The tail, or narrow end, of the corpus striatum. 



Surculigerous [sur-ku-lij' -er-us) [surculus, a sucker ; 

 gerere, to bear]. Producing a sucker. 



Surculose, Surculous [sur'-ku-loz, sur' '-ku-lus) [surcu- 

 lus, a sucker]. Producing suckers. 



Surculus [sur' -ku-lus) [L., a twig, shoot : pi., Surculi\. 

 In biology, a sucker. 



Surcurrent [sur-kur' '-ent) [sub, under; currere, to run]. 

 In biology, denoting a leafy expansion running up the 

 stem. 



Surditas ( sur'- dit -as). Synonym of Deafness. S. 

 verbalis. See Aphasia. 



Surdity [sur'-dit-e). See Deafness. 



Surdomute [sur' -do-mut) [surdus, deaf; mutus, mute] . 

 A deaf and dumb person. 



Surdomutitas (sur-do-mu' -tit-as) [surdus, deaf; mutus, 

 mute]. Deaf-muteness ; deaf-mutism. 



Surdus [sur'-dus). See Deaf. 



Suren [su'-ren) [Ger. ]. The old German name for the 

 pustules of scabies ; later Sarcoptes were named Suren, 

 which was finally Latinized by Hildegard and others 

 into surones, sun 



Surface [sur' -fas) [Fr., surface"]. I. The exterior of 

 a body. 2. The face or faces of a body ; a term fre- 

 quently used in anatomy in the description of bones. 

 S.- wells, those which obtain their supply from the 

 subsoil water. 



Surfeit [sur' fit) [Fr., surfait, excessive]. A sense of 





fulness approaching nausea, arising from excess i 

 eating or drinking. More than enough. 



Surgeon [sur'-jun) [ME., sourgeon, surgeon]. On 

 who practises surgery. See Chirurgeon. S.s' Agaric 

 See Agaricus. S. -apothecary, in England, on 

 who is licensed to practise by the Royal College o 

 Surgeons and by the Apothecaries' Society. S. 

 aurist, an otologist. S. -dentist, a dentist who pra 

 tises the surgical as well as the mechanical parts of h 

 profession. S. -general, the title of certain surgfeoi 

 of high rank, chiefly in the military and naval service 

 S. -generalship, the office of a surgeon genera 

 S.-ship, the office of a surgeon. S., Veterinar 

 one who treats diseases of the domestic animals. 



Surgeoncy [sur'-jun - se) [ME. , sourgeon, surgeon 

 The office of surgeon, military or naval. 



Surgery [sur'-jer-e) [ME., surgerie, surgery]. S< 

 Chirurgery. Formerly that branch of medicine coi 

 cerned with manual operations under the direction c 

 the physician. The scope of the word is no 

 widened, and is so bound up with general medicii 

 that a strict and succinct definition is impossible. I 

 strumental and manual operative work is still t! 

 chief idea, and, so far as it is related to diseases cor 

 monly or possibly requiring operative procedure, sv. 

 gery usually includes the treatment of systemic abnc 

 malities. The term, as limited to a special bran< 

 of medical science, as obstetric, gynecologic, aim \ 

 ophthalmic, etc., is growing into disuse, while, at t'j 

 same time, the division of these specialties has n; 

 rowed the field of work of surgery as now common 

 understood. The surgeon has recouped himself 

 the inclusion in his department of many subjects n] 

 strictly requiring operative treatment, such as inflaij 

 mation, fever, microbiology, syphilis, etc., etc. ' 

 Antiseptic, the application of antiseptic methods i 

 the treatment of wounds. S., Conservative, me; \ 

 ures directed to the preservation rather than to t 

 removal of a part. S., Military, that pertaining 

 gunshot wounds and other injuries peculiar to milita 

 life. S., Minor, includes the lesser surgical opei 

 tions, bandaging, the making and application of splin 

 dressings and sutures, counter-irritation, cautcrizatu 

 blood-letting, vaccination, etc. S., Operative, ref< 

 to the performance of operations. S., Orthoped 

 the remedy of deformities by manual and instrumen 

 measures. S., Plastic, repair of absent or defecti 

 tissue by transference of tissue from another part 

 person. See Transplantation, Autoplasty, Rhu 

 plasty, etc. S., Railway, deals with injuries receiv 

 on railways. S., Veterinary, the surgery of domes 

 animals. 



Surgical [sur' -jik-al) [ME., surgerie, surgery]. Perta 

 ing to surgery. S. Fever. See Traumatic i 

 Insanity. See Insanity, Confusional. S. Kidm 

 suppurative disease of the kidney. S. Knot. 5 

 Knot. S. Sore-throat, sore-throat due to the abso 

 tion of septic matters in hospitals ; it soni. 

 tacks interne surgeons and nurses. S. Tuberculos 

 tuberculous disease that may be reached by operat 

 treatment, e.g., that involving glands, joints, boi 

 and the like. 



Surprise [sur-priz') [ME., suiprisen, to surprise]. | 

 strike with sudden astonishment; to come upon si 

 denly. S. Bath. Sec Bath. S., Cerebral, insti 

 taneous and temporary stupor caused by mental sh< 

 or by a sudden lesion of the brain. 



Surra, or Surrah Disease [soor'-rah) [native name 

 India]. The name given by English army veterins, 

 surgeons to an epizootic pernicious anemia in hors 

 mules, and camels, associated with the preset 

 infusorian [Trypanosoma evan si, Balbiani). It nasi 



