supraorbital

[ soo-pruh-awr-bi-tl ]

/ ˌsu prəˈɔr bɪ tl /

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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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How to use supraorbital in a sentence

Position of the supraorbital notch in relation to the posterior notch of the zygomatic plate.
Genera and Subgenera of Chipmunks|John A. White
The frontoparietal is elongate, without a pronounced anterior supraorbital process.
The Systematics of the Frogs of the Hyla Rubra Group in Middle America|Juan R. Len
The frontoparietal is elongate, smooth, and bears a small supraorbital process on the anterior edge of the orbit.
The Systematics of the Frogs of the Hyla Rubra Group in Middle America|Juan R. Len
Juveniles of calidipes and sacki are alike in coloration but different in the extent of the supraorbital semicircle-series.
A New Subspecies of Lizard, Cnemidophorus sacki, from Michoacan, Mexico|William E. Duellman

Each bears a pore of the supraorbital line just below the midline.
A New Genus of Pennsylvania Fish (Crossoperygii, Coelacanthiformes) from Kansas|Joan Echols

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.