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inferus, beneath ; medius, middle.] 

 Below and about the middle. 



inferoposterior (m'feroposte'rior) a. 

 [L. inferus, beneath ; posterior, 

 behind.] Below and behind. 



inferradial (in'ferra'dial) n. [L. in- 

 ferus, beneath ; radius, radius.] 

 The lower part of transversely bi- 

 sected radials of certain fossil 

 Crinoids (pal.). 



inflated (infla.'te'd) a. [L. in, into ; 

 flare, to blow.] Puffed out ; dis- 

 tended (bot.). 



inflected (inflek'ted) a. [L. inflectere, 

 to bend in.] Curved or abruptly 

 bent inwards or towards the axis 

 (biol.). 



inflexed (mflek'sd) a., inflected. 



inflorescence (m'flores'ens) n. [L. in- 

 florescere, to begin to blossom.] A 

 flowering or putting forth blossoms ; 

 the method in which flowers are 

 arranged on an axis (dot.}. 



infraaxillary (in'fraaksil'ari) a. [L. 

 infra, below ; axilla, armpit.] 

 Branching off below the axil (bot.). 



inftabasal (m'fraba'sal) n. [L. infra, 

 below; basis, base.] One of a series 

 of plates, perradial in position, 

 below the basals in Crinoids (zool.). 



infrabranchial (in'frabrang'kial) a. 

 [L. infra, below ; Gk. brangchia, 

 gills.] Below the gills ; appl. part 

 of the pallial chamber (zool.). 



infracentral (in'frasen'tral) a. [L. 

 infra, below ; centrum, centre.] 

 Below a vertebral centrum (zool.). 



infraclavicle (m'fraklav'ikl) n. [L. 

 infra, below ; clavicula, little key.] 

 A membrane bone occurring in the 

 pectoral girdle of some Ganoids and 

 Teleosts (zool.). 



infraclavicular (in'fraklavik'ular) a. 

 [L. infra, below ; clamcula, small 

 key.] Beneath the clavicle ; appl. 

 branches of brachial plexus (anat.). 



infracortical (m'frakor'tlkal) a. [L. 

 infra, below ; cortex, bark.] Be- 

 neath the cortex (anat.). 



infracostal (in'frakos'tal) a. [L. infra, 

 below ; costa, rib.] Beneath the 

 ribs ; appl. muscles (anat.). 



infradentary (in'fraden'tari) a. [L. 

 infra, below ; dens, tooth.] Beneath 

 the dentary bone (anat.). 



infraglenoid (in'fragle'noid) a. [L. 

 infra, below ; Gk. glene, socket ; 



eidos, like.] Below the glenoid 

 fossa ; appl. a tuberosity (anat.). 



infrahyoid (m'frahl'oid) a. [L. infra, 

 below ; Gk. hyoeides, Y-shaped.] 

 Beneath the hyoid ; appl. muscles 

 (anat.). 



infralabial (in'frala'bial) a. [L. infra, 

 below ; labium, lip.] Beneath the 

 lower lip (anat.). 



inframarginal (in'framar'jinal) a. [L. 

 infra, below ; margo, margin.] 

 Under the margin, or marginal 

 structure ; appl. a cerebral convolu- 

 tion (anat.) ; appl. certain plates on 

 the carapace of Chelonians below 

 the marginals ; appl. the lower of 

 two series of plates round the 

 margin of stelleroid arms and 

 discs (zool.). 



inframaxillary (in'framaksirarl) a. 

 [L. infra, below ; maxilla, jaw.] 

 Situated beneath the maxilla; appl. 

 nerves (zool.). 



infraorbital (m'fraor'bital) a. [L. 

 infra, below ; orbis, circle.] Be- 

 neath the orbit ; appl. artery, canal, 

 foramen, groove, nerve, etc. (anat.). 



infrapatellar (in'frapatel'ar) a. [L. 

 infra, below ; patella, knee-cap.] 

 Appl. a pad of fat beneath the 

 patella (anat.). 



infrascapular (in'fraskap'ular) a. [L. 

 infra, below ; scapula, shoulder- 

 blade.] Beneath the scapula ; appl. 

 artery (anat.). 



infraspinatous (m'fraspl'natus) a. [L. 

 infra, below ; sptna, spine.] Be- 

 neath the spine ; beneath the 

 scapular spine ; appl. muscle, fossa 

 (anat.). 



infraspinous, infraspinatous. 



infrastapedial (in'frastape'dial) a. 

 [L. infra, below ; stapes, a stirrup.] 

 Beneath the stapes of the ear ; 

 appl. a part of the columella 

 (anat.). 



infrasternal (tn'fraster'nal) a. [L. 

 infra, below ; Gk. sternon, breast.] 

 Beneath the breast-bone ; appl. 

 notch at the lower end of the 

 sternum (anat.). 



infratemporal (m'fratem'poral) a. [L. 

 infra, below ; temporalts, tempor- 

 ary.] Beneath the temporal bone ; 

 appl. a crest or fossa (anat.). 



infratrochlear (m'fratrok'lear) a. [L. 

 infra, below ; Gk. trochos, wheel.] 



