supraorbital

[ soo-pruh-awr-bi-tl ]

adjective
  1. situated above the eye socket.

Origin of supraorbital

1
1820–30; <New Latin suprāorbitālis equivalent to Latin suprā-supra- + orbit(a) orbit + -ālis-al1

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British Dictionary definitions for supraorbital

supraorbital

/ (ˌsuːprəˈɔːbɪtəl, ˌsjuː-) /


adjective
  1. anatomy situated above the orbit

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