Medical Dictionary Definitions A-Z List
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Superfluous
Superfluous: Beyond what is sufficient. A sixth finger is superfluous....
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Superfoods
Superfoods: A non-medical term popularized in the media to refer to foods that can have health-promoting properties such as reducing one's risk of disease or improving any aspect of physical or
emotional health. So-called superfoods may have an unusually high content of
antioxidants,
vitamins, or ...
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Superior
Superior: In antomy, above or over top of. As opposed to inferior. The heart is superior to the stomach. The superior surface of the tongue rests against the palate.
For a more complete listing of terms used in medicine for spatial orientation, please see the entry to "Anatomic Orientation Terms"....
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Superior vena cava
Superior vena cava: A large vein that receives blood from the head, neck, upper extremities, and thorax and delivers it to the right atrium of the heart.
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Superior vena cava syndrome
Superior vena cava syndrome: The symptoms that result from
compression of the large vein that carries blood down to the heart.
The superior vena cava is a large vein that transmits blood from
the upper body back to the heart. The superior vena cava is located
in the middle of the chest and is sur...
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Superjacent
Superjacent: Lying just above or upon. Overlying. The opposite of superjacent is subjacent. Other related terms include adjacent and circumjacent. From super-, above, over + the Latin jacere, to lie = to lie above....
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Supernumerary
Supernumerary: Beyond the normal number. Anything
supernumerary is extra.
A supernumerary chromosome is an extra one beyond the usual number
of 46. A supernumerary digit is an extra finger or toe. A
supernumerary nipple is an extra nipple beyond the usual one on
either side. A supernumerary pla...
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Supernumerary digit
Supernumerary digit: An extra finger or toe....
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Supernumerary nipple
Supernumerary nipple: An extra nipple. Supernumerary
nipples are usually smaller than normal and vestigial (nonfunctional,
without accompanying mammary glands). They tend to occur on along a
roughly curved line extending from near the armpit, through the
center of the normal breast, and down to ...
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Supernumerary placenta
Supernumerary placenta: A succenturiate or accessory placenta....
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Supertaster
Supertaster: A supertaster has an unusually large density of taste buds, each surrounded by pain fibers....
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Supination
Supination: Rotation of the forearm and hand so that the palm is up (and the corresponding movement of the foot and leg with the sole up), as opposed to pronation.
For a more complete listing of terms used in medicine for spatial orientation, please see the entry to "Anatomic Orientation Terms"....
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Supinator foot type
Supinator foot type: A type of foot that restricts the impact of the stride largely to the outer edges of the foot. This type of foot often has a very high, rigid arch....
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Supine
Supine: With the back or dorsal surface downward. A person who is supine is lying face up. As opposed to prone.
For a more complete listing of terms used in medicine for spatial orientation, please see the entry to "Anatomic Orientation Terms"....
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Supplies kit, disaster
Supplies kit, disaster: You and your family can cope
best by preparing for disaster before it strikes. One way to prepare
is by assembling a Disaster Supplies Kit. Once disaster hits, you
won't have time to shop or search for
supplies. But if you've gathered supplies in advance, your
family can e...
