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subarborescent (siib'irbore's'e'nt) a. 

 [L. sub, under ; arborescens, growing 

 into a tree.] Somewhat like a tree. 



subarcuate (subir'kuat) a. [L. sub, 

 under ; arcus, a bow.] Appl. a 

 large blind fossa in the infant skull 

 which extends backwards under the 

 superior semicircular canal (anat.). 



subaurlcular (sub'orik'ular) a. [L. 

 sub t under ; auricula, the ear-tip.] 

 Below the ear (anat.~). 



subaxillary (sub'aksll'ari) a. [L. sub, 

 under ; axilla, the arm-pit.] Appl. 

 outgrowths just beneath the axil 



subbasal (subba'sal) a. [L. sub, 

 under ; Gk. basis, foundation.] 

 Situated near the base (zool.}. 



subbranchial (subbrangTcial) a. [L. 

 sub, under ; Gk. brangchia, gills.] 

 Under the gills. 



subbronchial (subbrong'kial) a. [L. 

 sub, under ; Gk. brongchos, wind- 

 pipe.] Below the bronchials. 



subcalcareous (sub'kalka'rlus) a. [L. 

 sub, under ; calx, lime.] Somewhat 

 limy. 



subcalcarine (subkal'karm) a. [L. 

 sub, under ; calcar, spur.] Under 

 the calcarine fissure ; appl. the 

 lingual gyrus of the brain (anat.}. 



subcallosal (subTcalo'sal) a. [L. sub, 

 under ; callus, hard skin.] Appl. a 

 gyrus below the corpus callosum 

 (anat.\ 



subcampanulate (sub'kampan'ulat) a. 

 [L. sub, under ; campanula, a little 

 bell] Somewhat bell-shaped (dot.). 



subcapsular (subkap'sular) a. [L. 

 sub, under ; capsula, a little chest.] 

 Inside a capsule. 



subcardinal (subkir'dinal) a. [L. sub, 

 under ; cardo, hinge.] Appl. a pair 

 of veins which develop between the 

 mesonephroi (emb.\ 



subcarinate (subkar'inat) a. [L. sub, 

 under ; carina, keel.] Somewhat 

 keel-shaped. 



subcartilaginous (sub'kirtllaj'inus) a. 

 [L. sub, under ; cartilage, gristle.] 

 Not entirely cartilaginous. 



subcaudal (subkod'al) a. [L. sub, 

 under ; cauda, tail.] Situate under 

 the tail, as a shield or plate (zool.\ 



subcaudate (subkod'at) a. [L. sub, 

 under ; cauda, tail.] Having a 

 tail-like process (zoo/.). 



subcaulescent (sub'kole's'e'nt) a. [L. 



sub, under ; caulis, stalk.] Borne 



on a very short stem (bot.\ 

 subcentral (subsen'tral) a. [L. sub, 



under ; centrum, a centre.] Nearly 



central, 

 subchela (subke'la) . [L. sub, under ; 



Gk. chele, claw.] A prehensile claw 



of which the last joint folds back 



on the preceding, as in Squilla 



(zool.\ 

 subchelate (subke'lat) a. [L. sub, 



under ; Gk. chele, claw.] Having 



prehensile claws of which the last 



joint folds back on the preceding ; 



having imperfect chelae (zool.\ 

 subchordal (subkor'dal) a. [L. sub, 



under ; chorda, a cord.] Under 



the notochord (zool.). 

 subcingulum (subsing'gulum) n. [L. 



sub, under ; cingulum, a girdle.] 



The lower lip part of a cingulum or 



girdle of Rotifers (zool.). 

 subclavate (subklaVat) a. [L. sub, 



under ; clavus, club.] Somewhat 



club-shaped, 

 subclavlan (subkla'vian) a. [L. sub, 



under ; da-vis, key.] Appl. artery, 



vein, nerve, muscle, below the 



clavicle (anat.}. 

 subcoracoid (subkor'akoid) a. [L. 



sub, under ; Gk. korax, crow ; 



eidos, like.] Below the coracoid. 

 subcordate (subk6r'dat) a. [L. sub, 



under ; cor, heart] Tending to be 



heart-shaped, 

 subcorneous (subkor'neus) a. [L. sub, 



under; cornu, horn.] Under a 



horny layer ; slightly horny (zool.\ 

 subcortical (subkor'tikal) a. [L. sub, 



under ; corf ex, bark.] Under the 



cortex, or cortical layer (bot.} ; appl. 



cavities under the dermal cortex of 



Sponges (zooL). 

 subcosta (subk6s'ta) n. [L. sub, 



under ; costa, rib.] The subcostal 



nervure of an. insect wing, 

 subcostal (subk6s'tal) a. [L. sub, 



under ; costa, rib.] Below the ribs ; 



appl. zone, muscles, arteries (anat.). 

 subcrenate (subkre'nat) a. [L. sub, 



under ; L.L. crena, a notch.] 



Tending to have rounded scallops, 



as a leaf margin (pot.). 

 subcrureal (subkroor'eal) a. [L. sub, 



under ; crus, leg.] Appl. the sub- 



crureus or articularis genu muscle, 



