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suprajacent

suprajacent adjective: synonym of superjacent.

Adjective

suprajacent (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of superjacent.
    • During the decompression stage of the procedure, it was possible to improve exposure by excising the anteroinferior corner of the suprajacent vertebra.2015 July 2, Hao Zeng et al., “Comparison of three surgical approaches for cervicothoracic spinal tuberculosis: a retrospective case–control study”, in Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research...
    Synonyms:
    superjacent

Synonyms of suprajacent

Questions about suprajacent

What does suprajacent mean?
Suprajacent means synonym of superjacent.
What part of speech is suprajacent?
Suprajacent is an adjective.

Words near suprajacent in the dictionary

  1. suprainiac
  2. suprainiac fossa
  3. suprainiac fossae
  4. suprainsular
  5. supraintestinal
  6. suprajacent
  7. suprajunctional
  8. supralabial
  9. supralabials
  10. supralabral
  11. supralabyrinthine

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