SUPEREVACUATION 



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SURRENAL 



Superevacuation [su-pur-e-vak-u-a' 'shun) . Excessive 

 evacuation. 



Superexcitation {supur-ek-si-ta' -shun). Excessive ex- 

 citement. 



Superficialis i^sti-pur-fish-e-a' -lis). A superficial artery 

 or muscle. 



Superfunction (su-pur-funk* -shun). Excessive action 

 of an organ or structure. 



Superhumeral {su-pur-hu' ' -mur-al). Borne upon the 

 shoulders ; situated above the shoulders. 



Superhumerale [su-pur-hu-mur-a'-le). The acromion. 



Superimpregnation. (Seelllus. Diet.) 2. Polyspermy, 

 the piercing of the ovum by several sperm cells. 



Superincumbent (supur-in-huw'-bent) [super, over ; 

 incumbere, to lie upon]. Lying or resting upon some- 

 thing else. 



Superlabia {su-pur-la' -bc-ah) \_snper, above; labium, a 

 lip]. The clitoris. 



Superligamen [su-pur-lig' '-am-en) [super, above ; lig- 

 amen, a bandage]. An outer bandage to hold a surgi- 

 cal dressing in place. 



Supermedial {su-pur-me f -de-al). Above the middle. 



Supermotility (su-pur-mo-til' '-it-e). Excessive motility. 



Supernormal {su-pur-nor' -mal). Pertaining to a fac- 

 ulty or phenomenon which is beyond the level of or- 

 dinary experience ; pertaining to a transcendental 

 world. 



Superolateral {su-pur-o-laf '-ur-al). Locatedinthe upper 

 part of the side of a structure. 



Superoxygenation (su-pur-oks-e-jen-a f -shun). Excess- 

 ive oxygenation. 



Superpetrosal {su-pur-pet-ro' -sal). Situated on the 

 upper part of the petrosa. 



Superphosphate {su-pur-fos'-fat). An acid phosphate. 



Supersensitive (su-pur-sen'-sit-iv). See Hypersensitive. 



Superspinatus (su-pur-spi-na' '-tits) [super, above ; spina, 

 spine]. In veterinary anatomy an extensor of the 

 humerus which has no exact analog in man. It arises 

 from the cartilaginous prolongation of the scapula and 

 the subscapular fossa, and is attached by two heads, one 

 going to the external tubercle and the other to the in- 

 ternal tuberosity of the humerus. 



Supertension (supur-ten' '-shun). See Hypertension. 



Superversion (su-pur-vur' '-shim). See Sursumversion. 



Suplagalbumin [su-plag-al' -bu-min). See Sucholoal- 

 bumin. 



Suplagotoxin (su-plig-o-toks'-in). See Sucholotoxin. 



Supraacromial (su-prah-ak-ro' -me-al). See Superac- 

 romidl (Illus. Diet.). 



Suprachoroidea (su-prah-ko-roid ' ' '-e-ah). The choroid 

 layer next to the sclera. 



Supracotyloid (su-prah-hot ' -il-oid '). Above the coty- 

 loid fossa. 



Supradin (su-prad f -in). A powdered preparation of 

 the suprarenal capsules, containing 0.015% of iodin. 



Supraepicondylar (su-prah-ep-e-kon' -dil-ar). Situated 

 above the epicondyle. 



Supraflocculus {su-prah-flok' -u-lus) . The dorsal lobe 

 of the paraflocculus in the lower mammals. 



Supragenual. See Supergenual (Illus. Diet.). 



Supraglenoid {su-prah-glen' '-oid). Above the glenoid 

 cavity. 



Suprahepatic {su-prah-hep-at f -ik). Above the liver. 

 S. Veins, the hepatic veins. 



Suprainguinal {su-prah-in'-givin-al). Above the 

 groin. 



Supralabialis {su-prah-la-be-a'-lis). See Levator labit 

 superior in Table of Muscles (Illus. Diet.). 



Supraliminal {su-prah-lim'-in-al) [supra, above; 

 limen, threshold]. Eying above the threshold. S. 

 Consciousness, the empiric self of common experi- 

 ence. 



Supralumbar (su-prah-lum' -bar). Above the loin. 



Supramandibular [su-prah-vian-dib' '-u-lar) . Situated 

 above the mandible. 



Supramastoid (su-prah-mas'-toid). Above the mastoid 

 part of the temporal bone. 



Supramental [su-prah-ment ' -al) [supra, above ; men- 

 turn, chin]. Above the chin. 



Supranuclear (su-prah-nu' '-kle-ar). Above the nucleus. 



Supraobliquus {su-prah-ob-li'-ku-us) [supra, above; 

 obliquus, slanting]. Coues' name for the obliquus su- 

 perior muscle of the eye. 



Supraomphalodymia (su-prah-om-fal-o-dim'-e-ah ) 



[supra, above; OjUcAa/.dc, navel; 6veiv, to enter]. A 

 form of somatodymia in which the union is in the su- 

 perior umbilical region. 



Supraorbitar, Supraorbitary {su-prah-or' '-bit-ar, -e). 

 See Supraorbital (Illus. Diet.). 



Suprapelvic (su-prah-pel' -vik). See Hyperpelvic. 



Suprapineal [su-prah-pin' -e-al). Above the pineal 

 gland. 



Suprarenaden (su-prah-ren'-ad-en). A preparation 

 made from the suprarenal capsules ; used in Addison's 

 disease, neurasthenia, etc. Dose, 1— 1 .5 gm. daily. 



Suprarenal. (See Illus. Diet.) S., Epithelioma. 

 See Hypernephroma. S. Rests. See under Rest. 



Suprarene {su'-prah-ren). A suprarenal capsule. 



Suprarennin (v. Fiirth) {su-prah-ren' -in). A syno- 

 nym of Epinephrin. 



Suprasylvian {su-prah-sil'-ve-an). Above the sylvian 

 fissure. 



Supraturbinal {su-prah-tur 1 '-bin-al). The superior 

 turbinal bone. 



Sura. A form of toddy made in Western Africa from 

 the sap of the oil palm, Elaeis guineensis, Jacq. 



Supraverge (su' ' -prah-vurj) [supra, above ; verger e, to 

 incline]. To diverge in a vertical plane. 



Supravergence {su-prah-vur'-jenz). The ability of the 

 two eyes to diverge in a vertical plane ; an ability 

 measured by a prism of 2°-3°. (Duane. ) Syn., Sur- 

 sumvergence. S., Right, the ability to overcome 

 prisms, base down, before the right eye, or base up 

 before the left eye. (Duane.) 



Surculus. (See Illus. Diet.) Surculi fellei, the duc- 

 tules conveying the bile to the hepatic ducts. 



Surexcitation {sur-eks-i-ta' -shun) [super, over ; exci- 

 tatio, a rousing]. Excessive excitement. 



Surface. (See Illus. Diet.) S., Fixation, a cuived 

 surface the points of which occupy in the two monocu- 

 lar fields, positions which are identical horizontally, 

 regardless of vertical disparity. (Scripture.) S., 

 Labial, the surface of a tooth crown which is toward 

 the lips. 



Surgeonry isur'-jun-re). The practice of a sutgeon. 



Surgeonship [sur'-jun-ship). The office of a sur- 

 geon. 



Surgery. ( See Illus. Diet.) S., Major, surgery 

 concerned with the more important and serious 

 operations. 



Surinam Bark {sn'-rin-avi). The bark of Audita 

 retusa, II. B. K., used as an anthelmintic. 



Surinamin (su-rin-avi / -in). An alkaloid found by 

 Huttenschmid, 1824, in the bark of Andira retusa, 

 Kunth. It forms fine, gleaming needles, without taste 

 or odor and of neutral reaction, soluble in water, and 

 with anthelmintic action. It is identical •vith methyl- 

 tyrosin or ratanhin, and is also called andirin andgeof- 

 froyin. 



Surons (su'-rons). Skins which have served the pur- 

 pose of carrying drugs, especially from South Amer- 

 ica. 



Surrenal (sur-re' '-nai ') [supra, above; ren, the kid 

 ney]. 1. Suprarenal. 2. A suprarenal gland. 



