Subcostal
(Sub*cos"tal), n.
1. (Anat.) A subcostal muscle.
2. (Zoöl.) One of the principal nervures of the wings of an insect. It is situated next beneath or behind
the costal. See Nervure.
Subcranial
(Sub*cra"ni*al) a. (Anat.) Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the cranium; facial.
Subcrustaceous
(Sub`crus*ta"ceous) a. Occurring beneath a crust or scab; as, a subcrustaceous cicatrization.
Subcrystalline
(Sub*crys"tal*line) a. Imperfectly crystallized.
Subcultrate
(Sub*cul"trate Sub*cul"tra*ted) a. (Zoöl.) Having a form resembling that of a colter, or straight
on one side and curved on the other.
Subcutaneous
(Sub`cu*ta"ne*ous) a. Situated under the skin; hypodermic. — Sub`cu*ta"ne*ous*ly,
adv.
Subcutaneous operation (Surg.),
an operation performed without opening that part of the skin opposite
to, or over, the internal section.
Subcuticular
(Sub`cu*tic"u*lar) a. (Anat.) Situated under the cuticle, or scarfskin.
Subcylindrical
(Sub`cy*lin"dric*al Sub`cy*lin"dric) , a. Imperfectly cylindrical; approximately cylindrical.
Subdeacon
(Sub*dea"con) n. [Pref. sub- + deacon: cf. L. subdiaconus.] (Eccl.) One belonging to
an order in the Roman Catholic Church, next interior to the order of deacons; also, a member of a minor
order in the Greek Church.
Subdeaconry
(Sub*dea"con*ry Sub*dea"con*ship), n. (Eccl.) The order or office of subdeacon.
Subdean
(Sub"dean`) n. [Pref. sub- + dean: cf. F. sousdoyen.] An under dean; the deputy or substitute
of a dean. Ayliffe.
Subdeanery
(Sub*dean"er*y) n. Office or rank of subdean.
Subdecanal
(Sub*dec"a*nal) a. Of or pertaining to a subdean or subdeanery.
Subdecuple
(Sub*dec"u*ple) a. Containing one part of ten.
Subdelegate
(Sub*del"e*gate) n. A subordinate delegate, or one with inferior powers.
Subdelegate
(Sub*del"e*gate) v. t. To appoint to act as subdelegate, or as a subordinate; to depete.
Subdented
(Sub*dent"ed) a. Indented beneath.
Subdepartment
(Sub`de*part"ment) n. A subordinate department; a bureau. See the Note under Bureau.
Subdeposit
(Sub`de*pos"it) n. That which is deposited beneath something else.
Subderisorious
(Sub`der*i*so"ri*ous) a. [Pref. sub- + L. derisorius. See Derisory.] Ridiculing with
moderation. [R.] Dr. H. More.
Subderivative
(Sub`de*riv"a*tive) n. A word derived from a derivative, and not directly from the root; as,
"friendliness" is a subderivative, being derived from "friendly", which is in turn a derivative from "friend."