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supraspinatous (su'prasplna'tus, soo-) 

 a. [L. supra, above ; spinet, a 

 spine.] Appl. the scapular fossa 

 and fascia for the origin of the 

 supraspinatus, a muscle extending 

 from scapula to humerus head 

 (anaf.). 



suprastapedial (su'prastape'dial, soo-) 

 n. [L. supra, above ; stapes, a 

 stirrup.] The part of the col- 

 umella of the ear above the stapes, 

 homologous with the mammalian 

 incus (zool.\ 



suprasternal (su'prasteVnal, soo-) a. 

 [L. supra, above ; sternum, breast- 

 bone.] Over or above the breast- 

 bone ; appl. a slit-like space in 

 the cervical muscle (anaf.). 



suprastigmal (su'prastig'mal, soo-) a. 

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

 pricked mark.] Above a stigma 

 or breathing-pore of Insects. 



supratemporal (su'pratem'poral, soo-) 

 a. [L. supra, above ; temporalis, 

 temporary.] Pert, the upper tem- 

 poral region of the skull ; appl, 

 arch, bone, fossa (anaf.). 



suprathoracic (su'prathoras'ik, soo-) 

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

 breast.] Over or above the thoracic 

 region. 



supratonsillar (su'praton'silar, soo-) a. 

 [L. supra, above ; tonsilis, clipped.] 

 Appl. a small depression in the 

 lymphoid mass of a tonsil (anaf.). 



supratrochlear (su'pratrok'lear, soo-) 

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

 a pulley.] Over or above the 

 trochlear surface ; appl. nerve and 

 foramen (anaf.). 



supratympanlc (su'pratimpan'ik, soo-) 

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

 a drum.] Above the ear-drum. 



sural (sQ'ral) a. [L. sura, calf of the 

 leg.] Pert, the calf of the leg ; 

 appl. arteries and nerves (anaf.). 



suranal, see supraanal. 



surangular (surang'gular) n. [L. 

 supra, above ; angulus, an. angle.] 

 The supraangular ; a bone of 

 the lower jaw of Reptiles and 

 Birds (zool.}. 



surculose (siir'kulos) a. [L. surcuhis, 

 a twig.] Surculous ; surculigerous ; 

 appl. plants producing suckers first 

 underground, thence aerial and 

 forming independent plants ; bear- 



ing suckers (bot.} ; stoloniferous 

 (zool.\ 



surculus (siir'kulus) n. [L. surculus, 

 a twig.] An underground shoot, 

 ultimately aerial and independent 

 (hot.} ; a sucker (zooL). 



suspensor (siispen'sor) n. [L. sus- 

 pendere, to hang down.] A chain 

 of cells developed from the hypo- 

 basal segment of an angiosperm 

 zygote, attaching the embryo to 

 the embryo sac ; occurring in a 

 modified form in the development 

 of other plants (hot.). 



suspensoriuin (suspSnso'rium) n. [L. 

 suspendere, to hang down.] The 

 upper part of the hyoid arch from 

 which the lower jaw is suspended 

 (zool.}. 



suspensory (suspgn'sori) a. [L. sus- 

 pendere, to hang down.] Pert, a 

 suspensorium ; serving for sus- 

 pension ; appl. various ligaments 

 (anaf.). 



sustentacular (sustgntak'ular) a. [L. 

 sustentaculum, a prop, support.] 

 Supporting ; appl. connective tissue 

 acting as a supporting framework 

 for an organ (anaf.). 



sustentaculum lieni, tali, support 

 of the spleen, of the ankle-bone 

 (anaf.). 



sustentator (sustenta'tor) n. [L. 

 sustinere, to sustain.] The susten- 

 tor or hooked cremaster of Lepi- 

 doptera (zool.}. 



sutural (su'tural, soo-) a. [L. sutura, 

 a seam.] Pert, a suture ; appl. 

 dehiscence taking place at a suture 

 (biol.\ 



sutural bones, Wormian bones ; 

 irregular isolated bones occurring 

 in the course of sutures, especially 

 in the lambdoidal suture and 

 posterior fontanelle (anaf.). 



suture (su'tur, soo-) n. [L. sutura, 

 a seam.] The line of junction of 

 two parts immovably connected ; 

 an immovable articulation of bone 

 as in the skull (anaf.) ; the de- 

 hiscence line (dot.). 



swarm (sworm) n. [A.S. swearm, 

 swarm.] A large number of minute 

 motile organisms viewed collec- 

 tively ; departure of a number of 

 bees from one hive to form another 

 (zool.). 



