Part 998

Su`pra*lap"sa*ry (?), a. Supralapsarian.

Su`pra*lap"sa*ry, n. A Supralapsarian.

Su`pra*lo"ral (?), a. (Zoöl.) Situated above the lores; as, the supraloral feathers of a bird. -- n. A supraloral feather.

{ Su`pra*lu"nar (?), Su`pra*lu"na*ry (?), } a. Beyond the moon; hence, very lofty.

Su`pra*max"il*la (?), n.; pl. Supramaxillæ (&?;). (Anat.) The upper jaw or maxilla.

Su`pra*max"il*la*ry (?), a. (Anat.) (a) Situated over the lower jaw; as, the supramaxillary nerve. (b) Of or pertaining to the upper jaw.

Su`pra*mun"dane (?), a. Being or situated above the world or above our system; celestial.

Su`pra*nat"u*ral*ism (?), n. The state of being supernatural; belief in supernatural agency or revelation; supernaturalism.

Su`pra*nat"u*ral*ist, n. A supernaturalist.

{ Su`pra*nat"u*ral*ist (?), Su`pra*nat`u*ral*is"tic (?), } a. Of or pertaining to supernaturalism; supernaturalistic.

Su`pra*oc*cip"i*tal (?), a. (Anat.) Situated over, or in the upper part of, the occiput; of or pertaining to the supraoccipital bone. -- n. The supraoccipital bone.

Supraoccipital bone (Anat.), a bone on the dorsal side of the great foramen of the skull, usually forming a part of the occipital in the adult, but distinct in the young.

Su`pra*oc"u*lar (?), a. (Zoöl.) Above the eyes; -- said of certain scales of fishes and reptiles.

Su`pra-œ*soph"a*gal (?), a. (Anat.) See Supra-esophagal.

{ Su`pra*or"bit*al (?), Su`pra*or"bit*ar (?), } a. (Anat.) Situated above the orbit of the eye.

Supraorbital point (Anat.), the middle point of the supraorbital line, which is a line drawn across the narrowest part of the forehead, separating the face from the cranium; the ophryon.

Su*prap"e*dal (?), a. (Zoöl.) Situated above the foot of a mollusk; as, the suprapedal gland.

Su`pra*pro"test (?), n. (Mercantile Law) An acceptance of a bill by a third person after protest for nonacceptance by the drawee. Burrill.

{ Su`pra*pu"bi*an (?), Su`pra*pu"bic (?), } a. (Anat.) Situated above, or anterior to, the pubic bone.

Su`pra*re"nal (?), a. (Anat.) Situated above, or anterior to, the kidneys. -- n. A suprarenal capsule.

Suprarenal capsules (Anat.), two small bodies of unknown function in front of, or near, the kidneys in most vertebrates. Also called renal capsules, and suprarenal bodies.

{ Su`pra*scalp"u*lar (?), Su`pra*scalp"u*la*ry (?), } a. (Anat.) Situated above, or on the anterior side of, the scapula.

Su`pra*sphe*noid"al (?), a. (Anat.) Situated above the sphenoidal bone; as, the suprasphenoidal appendage, or pituitary body.

Su`pra*spi"nal, a. (Anat.) (a) Situated above the vertebral column. (b) Situated above a spine or spines; supraspinate; supraspinous.

{ Su`pra*spi"nate (?), Su`pra*spi"nous (?), } a. (Anat.) Situated above a spine or spines; especially, situated above, or on the dorsal side of, the neural spines of the vertebral column, or above, or in front of, the spine of the scapula.

Su`pra*sta*pe"di*al (?), a. (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, that part of the columella of the ear which projects above the connection with the stapes, as in many animals. -- n. The suprastapedial part of the columella.

Su`pra*ster"nal (?), a. (Anat.) Situated above, or anterior to, the sternum.

Su`pra*tem"po*ral (?), a. (Anat.) Situated above the temporal bone or temporal fossa. -- n. A supratemporal bone.