Supramaxillary
(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.
Supramundane
(Su`pra*mun"dane) a. Being or situated above the world or above our system; celestial.
Supranaturalism
(Su`pra*nat"u*ral*ism) n. The state of being supernatural; belief in supernatural agency
or revelation; supernaturalism.
Supranaturalist
(Su`pra*nat"u*ral*ist), n. A supernaturalist.
Supranaturalist
(Su`pra*nat"u*ral*ist) Supranaturalistic
(Su`pra*nat`u*ral*is"tic) a. Of or pertaining to
supernaturalism; supernaturalistic.
Supraoccipital
(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.
Supraocular
(Su`pra*oc"u*lar) a. (Zoöl.) Above the eyes; — said of certain scales of fishes and reptiles.
Supra-œsophagal
(Su`pra-œ*soph"a*gal) a. (Anat.) See Supra-esophagal.
Supraorbital
(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.
Suprapedal
(Su*prap"e*dal) a. (Zoöl.) Situated above the foot of a mollusk; as, the suprapedal gland.
Supraprotest
(Su`pra*pro"test) n. (Mercantile Law) An acceptance of a bill by a third person after protest
for nonacceptance by the drawee. Burrill.
Suprapubian
(Su`pra*pu"bi*an Su`pra*pu"bic) a. (Anat.) Situated above, or anterior to, the pubic bone.
Suprarenal
(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.
Suprascalpular
(Su`pra*scalp"u*lar Su`pra*scalp"u*la*ry) a. (Anat.) Situated above, or on the anterior
side of, the scapula.
Suprasphenoidal
(Su`pra*sphe*noid"al) a. (Anat.) Situated above the sphenoidal bone; as, the suprasphenoidal
appendage, or pituitary body.
Supraspinal
(Su`pra*spi"nal), a. (Anat.) (a) Situated above the vertebral column. (b) Situated above
a spine or spines; supraspinate; supraspinous.
Supraspinate
(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.
Suprastapedial
(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.
