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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

supratemporal

/soo-pruh-tem-per-uhl/US // ˌsu prəˈtɛm pər əl //

超时空,超时空的,超时空性,超时空型

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Anatomy.

    • : situated above the upper part of the temporal bone or region.

Examples

  • 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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