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/sooh'preuh tem"peuhr euhl/, adj. Anat.situated above the upper part of the temporal bone or region.[1840-50; SUPRA- + TEMPORAL2]
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Supratemporal — Su pra*tem po*ral, a. (Anat.) Situated above the temporal bone or temporal fossa. n. A supratemporal bone. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
supratemporal — I. “+ adjective Etymology: supra + temporal (bone) : situated above or relating to the upper part of the temporal bone or region II. noun : supratemporal bone III. adjective Etymology … Useful english dictionary
supratemporal arch — noun Etymology: supratemporal (I) : a bony arch in the skull of many reptiles bounding the supratemporal fossa below and formed typically of the postfrontal, the postorbital, and a process of the squamosal … Useful english dictionary
supratemporal — suprapreopercle … Dictionary of ichthyology
supratemporal — adjective Above the temporal lobe … Wiktionary
supratemporal — Above the temporal region. * * * su·pra·tem·po·ral (soo″prə temґpə rəl) superior to the temporal bone, fossa, or region; called also superotemporal … Medical dictionary
supratemporal — su·pra·temporal … English syllables
supratemporal bone — extrascapula (small bones bordering the posterior margin of the skull roof in primitive Teleostomi. They apparently originate from enlarged scales. One of a series of from 2 8 bones known variously as cervicals, nuchals, postparietals, scale… … Dictionary of ichthyology
supratemporal canal — the cephalic lateral line canal (q.v.) running across the top of the head joining the lateral canals. Abbreviated ST … Dictionary of ichthyology
supratemporal-intertemporal — a dermal bone overlaying the pterotic (or autopterotic). Also called intertemporal, membranopterotic or dermopterotic … Dictionary of ichthyology
