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Over the choroid ; between choroid 

 and sclerotic (ana/.}. 



supraclavlcle (su'praklav'Ikl, soo-) n. 

 [L. supra, above ; clavicula, a small 

 key.] The supracleithmm ; a bone 

 of the shoulder girdle of Fishes 

 (zool.}. 



supraclavicular (su'praklavik'ular, 

 soo-) a. [L. supra, above ; clavicula, 

 a small key.] Above or over the 

 clavicle ; appl. nerves (anat.}. 



supracleithrum (su'prakll'thrum, 

 soo-) n. [L. supra, above ; Gk. 

 kleithron, key.] Supraclavicle. 



supracondylar (su'prakSn'dllar, soo-) 

 a. [L. supra, above ; Gk. kondylos, 

 knob.] Above a condyle ; appl. 

 ridge and process (anat.\ 



supracostal (su'prakSs'tal, soo-) a. 

 [L. supra, above ; cosfa, a rib.] 

 Over or externally to the ribs. 



supracranial (su'prakra'nlal, soo-) a. 

 [L. supra, above ; Gk. kranion, 

 skull] Over or above the skull. 



supradorsal (su'prador'sal, soo-) a. 

 [L. supra, above ; dorsum, back.] 

 On or over the back ; appl. small 

 cartilaginous elements in connection 

 with the primitive vertebral column 

 (zool.}. 



supraglenoid (su'pragle'noid, soo-) a. 

 [L. supra, above ; G\s..glene, socket.] 

 Above the glenoid cavity. 



supraglenoid tuberosity, a slight 

 elevation at the apex of the glenoid 

 cavity (anat.}. 



suprahyoid (sa'prahfoid, soo-) a. [L. 

 supra, above ; Gk. hyoeides, Y- 

 shaped.] Over the hyoid bone ; 

 appl. aponeurosis, glands, muscles 

 (anat.}. 



supralabial (su'prala'bial, soo-) a. 

 [L. supra, above ; labium, lip.] On 

 the lip ; appl. scutes or scales 

 (zool. ). 



supraloral (su'pralo'ral, soo-) a. [L. 

 supra, above ; lorum, thong.] Above 

 the loral region ; appl. birds, snakes 

 (zool.}. 



supramastoid crest, the ridge at the 

 upper boundary of the mastoid 

 region of the temporal bone (anat.}. 



supramaxillary (su'pramaksll'arl, 

 soo-)a. [L. supra, above ; maxilla, 

 jaw.] Pert, the upper jaw ; appl. 

 nerves (anat.}. 



suprameatal (su'pramea'tal, soo-) a. 



[L. supra, above ; meatus,*. passage.] 

 Appl. triangle and spine over the 

 external acoustic meatus (anat.}. 



supranasal (su'prana'zal, soo-) a. [L. 

 supra, above ; nasus, nose.] Over 

 the nasal bone or nose (zool.}. 



supraoccipital (su'prafikslp'ital, soo-) 

 n. [L. supra, above ; occiput, back 

 part of the head.] A large median 

 bone of the upper occipital region 

 (zool.}. 



supraocular (su'praok'ular, soo-) a. 



g,. supra, above ; oculus, eye.] 

 ver or above the eye ; appl. scales 

 (zool.}. 



supraoesophageal (su'praes6f 'aj e'al, 

 soo-) a. [L. supra, above ; Gk. 

 oisophagos, gullet.] Above or 

 over the gullet (zool.}. 



supraorbltal (su'pra6r'blt51, soo-) a. 

 [L. supra, above ; orbis, a circle.] 

 Above the orbital cavities ; appl. 

 artery, foramen, nerve, vein, etc. 

 (anat.}. 



suprapharyngeal (su'prafarin'jeal, 

 soo-) a. [L. supra, above; Gk. 

 pharyngx, pharynx.] Above or over 

 the pharynx. 



suprapubic (su'prapu'bik, soo-) a. 

 [L. supra, above ; pubes, adult.] 

 Above the pubic bone. 



suprapygal (su'prapl'gal, soo-) a. [L. 

 supra^ above ; Gk. Pyge, the rump.] 

 Above the pygal bone (zool.}. 



suprarenal (su'prare'nal, soo-) a. 

 [L. supra, above ; renes, kidneys.] 

 Situated above the kidneys ; appl. 

 arteries, glands, veins, plexus 

 (anat.}. 



suprarenal bodies, adrenal bodies. 



suprascapula (su'praskap'ula, soo-) n. 

 [L. supra, above ; scapula, shoulder- 

 blade.] An incompletely ossified 

 extension of the scapula of Amphi- 

 bians and Ophidians (zool.}. 



suprascapular (su'praskap'ular, soo-) a. 

 [L. supra, above ; scapula, shoulder- 

 blade.] Above the shoulder-blade ; 

 appl. artery, ligament, nerve (anat.}. 



suprasphenoidal (su'prasfenoid'al, 

 soo-) a. [L. supra, above ; Gk. 

 sphen, wedge.] Above the sphenoid 

 bone of the skull. 



supraspinal (sa'praspfnal, soo-) a. 

 [L. supra, above ; spina, a spine.] 

 Above or over the spinal column ; 

 appl. a ligament (anat.}. 



