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certain genera more nearly allied 

 in particular characters than 

 others : sub - class consists of 

 certain orders having general 

 characters more nearly allied than 

 the others. 



subiculum, n., sub-ik'ul>um (L. 

 subiculum, an under - layer), in 

 bot., the filamentous mycelium of 

 certain Fungi; the Hypothal- 

 lus. 



sub-involution, n., sub-m'-vol-u'- 

 shun (L. sub, somewhat, and 

 involution), the state or condition 

 of the womb when it does not 

 return to its usual size after 

 delivery, but is somewhat larger 

 and heavier. 



subjacent, a., sub-jds'%nt (L. sub, 

 somewhat, beneath ; jacens, ly- 

 ing), lying under or on a lower 

 situation, though not exactly 

 beneath. 



subject, n., s&b'ftkt (L. subjectus, 

 laid or placed under), in anat., a 

 dead body for dissection : sub- 

 jective, a., sub-jelct'-iv, derived 

 from one's own consciousness, in 

 distinction from external or objec- 

 tive observation : subjective sen- 

 sations, sensations which originate 

 in the brain. 



sublimation, n., sub'-lim-d'shun 

 (L. sublimdtus, lifted up on high 

 from sublimis, high), the opera- 

 tion of bringing a solid substance 

 into the state of a vapour by heat 

 and condensing it again. 

 aublingua, n., sub'lmg'-gwa (L. 

 sub, somewhat ; lingua, the 

 tongue), a tongue-shaped organ : 

 sublingual, a., sub-lmg'gwal, 

 situated under the tongue. 

 siblobular, a., sub-ltib'-ul-dr (L. 

 sub, somewhat ; Gr. Itibos, the 

 tip of the ear ; mid L. Idbulus, a 

 small lobe), small veins of the 

 liver on which the lobules rest, 

 and into which the intra-lobular 

 veins pour their blood. 

 Biibmaxillary, a., sub-maTcs'-il-ldr-i 

 (L. sub, under ; maxilla, a jaw), 

 placed under the jaw ; applied to 



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a ganglion connected by fila- 

 ments with the gustatory nerve ; 

 a gland next in size to the parotid, 

 situated immediately below the 

 base and the inner surface of the 

 inferior maxilla. 



submental, a., sub-mZntf-dl (L. 

 sub, under ; mentum, the chin), 

 situated under the chin ; applied 

 to an artery and a vein running 

 beneath the chin, 

 submucous, a., sub-muk'-us (L. 

 sub 9 under, and mucous), applied 

 to a coat of the small intestine, 

 connected more firmly with the 

 mucous than with the mus- 

 cular coat, between which two it 

 is placed. 



sub-occipital, a., sub'-tik-sip'tt-al 

 (L. sub, under, and occipital), 

 applied to a branch of the first 

 spinal nerve which runs under 

 the back of the head, 

 sub-pedunculate, a. , sub'-p&d* 

 tingWul-dt (L. sub, under ; ped- 

 tinculus, a little foot, a foot stalk), 

 supported upon a very short 

 stem. 



sub-peritoneal, a., sub-per'-it-tin* 

 e'-al (L. sub, under, and periton- 

 eal), in anat., a layer of areolar 

 tissue, distinct from the abdom- 

 inal fasciae, by which the parietal 

 portion is connected loosely with 

 the fascia lining the abdomen 

 and pelvis. 



sub-scapularis, n., -sJcap'-ul-dr'-is, 

 sub - scapulares, plu., -sMp'al 

 dr^ez (L. sub, under ; scapula, 

 the shoulder-blade), a muscle 

 arising from all the internal 

 surface of the scapula, and in- 

 serted into the humerus, which 

 muscle pulls the arm backwards 

 and downwards: sub - scapular, 

 a., -sMp'ul'dr, denoting the large 

 branch of the axillary artery aris- 

 ing near the lowest margin of the 

 scapula : sub - scapularis fossa, 

 ftis-sd (L. fossa, a ditch), a 

 shallow depression on the anterior 

 surface of the scapula. 

 subserous, a., sub-ser'-us (L. sub, 



