Supraclavicle
(Su`pra*clav"i*cle) n. (Anat.) A bone which usually connects the clavicle with the post-
temporal in the pectorial arch of fishes.
Supraclavicular
(Su`pra*cla*vic"u*lar) a. (Anat.) (a) Situated above the clavicle. (b) Of or pertaining
to the supraclavicle.
Supracondylar
(Su`pra*con"dy*lar Su`pra*con"dy*loid) a. (Anat.) Situated above a condyle or condyles.
Supracostal
(Su`pra*cos"tal) a. (Anat.) Situated above, or on the outside of, the ribs.
Supracranial
(Su`pra*cra"ni*al) a. (Anat.) Situated above, or in the roof of, the cranium.
Supracretaceous
(Su`pra*cre*ta"ceous) a. (Geol.) Lying above the chalk; Supercretaceous.
Supradecompound
(Su`pra*de*com"pound) a. (Bot.) More than decompound; divided many times.
Supra-esophagal
(Su`pra-e*soph"a*gal Su`pra-e`so*phag"e*al) a. (Bot. & Zoöl.) Situated above, or
on the dorsal side of, the esophagus; as, the supra- esophageal ganglion of Crustacea. [Written also
supra- œsophagal, and supra-œsophageal.]
Supra-ethmoid
(Su`pra-eth"moid) a. (Anat.) Above, or on the dorsal side of, the ethmoid bone or cartilage.
Suprafoliaceous
(Su`pra*fo`li*a"ceous) a. (Bot.) Inserted into the stem above the leaf, petiole, or axil,
as a peduncle or flower.
Supraglotic
(Su`pra*glot"ic) a. (Anat.) Situated above the glottis; — applied to that part of the cavity of
the larynx above the true vocal cords.
Suprahepatic
(Su`pra*he*pat"ic) a. (Anat.) Situated over, or on the dorsal side of, the liver; — applied
to the branches of the hepatic veins.
Suprahyoid
(Su`pra*hy"oid) a. (Anat.) Hyomental.
Supra-ilium
(Su`pra-il"i*um) n. (Anat.) The cartilaginous cap at the sacral end of the ilium of some
animals.
Supralapsarian
(Su`pra*lap*sa"ri*an) n. [Supra- + lapse: cf. F. supralapsaire.] (Eccl. Hist.) One
of that class of Calvinists who believed that God's decree of election determined that man should fall,
in order that the opportunity might be furnished of securing the redemption of a part of the race, the
decree of salvation being conceived of as formed before or beyond, and not after or following, the
lapse, or fall. Cf. Infralapsarian.
Supralapsarian
(Su`pra*lap*sa"ri*an), a. Of or pertaining to the Supralapsarians, or their doctrine.
Supralapsarianism
(Su`pra*lap*sa"ri*an*ism) n. The doctrine, belief, or principles of the Supralapsarians.
Supralapsary
(Su`pra*lap"sa*ry) a. Supralapsarian.
Supralapsary
(Su`pra*lap"sa*ry), n. A Supralapsarian.
Supraloral
(Su`pra*lo"ral) a. (Zoöl.) Situated above the lores; as, the supraloral feathers of a bird. —
n. A supraloral feather.
Supralunar
(Su`pra*lu"nar Su`pra*lu"na*ry) a. Beyond the moon; hence, very lofty.
Supramaxilla
(Su`pra*max"il*la) n.; pl. Supramaxillæ (Anat.) The upper jaw or maxilla.
