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supraorbital

[ soo-pruh-awr-bi-tl ]
/ ˌsu prəˈɔr bɪ tl /

adjective

situated above the eye socket.

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Origin of supraorbital

1820–30; <New Latin suprāorbitālis equivalent to Latin suprā-supra- + orbit(a) orbit + -ālis-al1

Words nearby supraorbital

supranuclear, supranuclear paralysis, supraocclusion, supraoptic commissure, supraoptic nucleus of hypothalamus, supraorbital, supraorbital arch, supraorbital artery, supraorbital foramen, supraorbital nerve, supraorbital ridge
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British Dictionary definitions for supraorbital

supraorbital
/ (ˌsuːprəˈɔːbɪtəl, ˌsjuː-) /

adjective

anatomy situated above the orbit
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Medical definitions for supraorbital

supraorbital
[ sōō′prə-ôr′bĭ-tl ]

adj.

Located above the orbit of the eye.
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