supratemporal

[ soo-pruh-tem-per-uhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Anatomy.

First recorded in 1840–50; supra- + temporal ²

There are large supratemporal fossae, bounded below by supratemporal arcades.

As regards the skull, the quadrate is large and fixed, and supratemporal and infratemporal fossae bounded by bone occur.

Supratemporal, infratemporal, and post-temporal fossae occur, but no interparietal foramen.

The supratemporal fossae are small, and open posteriorly, the lateral temporal fossae are very large.

The supratemporal fossae are surrounded by bone on all sides, and the parietals, and often also the frontals are united.

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