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supralevator

supralevator adjective: superior to the levator ani muscle.

Adjective

supralevator (not comparable)

  1. Superior to the levator ani muscle.
    • The findings on computed tomographic (CT) scans were reviewed in 42 patients with perirectal inflammatory disease and suspected perirectal abscesses. CT was reliable for use in distinguishing perirectal abscesses from cellulitis and in localizing both supralevator and infralevator abscesses.1986 October, Elizabeth Guillaumin; Brooke Jeffrey, Jr.; William J. Shea; C. Willet Asling; Henry I. Goldberg, “Perirectal Inflammatory Disease: CT Findings”, in Radiology, volume 161, number 1...

Origin of supralevator

From supra- + levator.

Questions about supralevator

What does supralevator mean?
Supralevator means superior to the levator ani muscle.
What part of speech is supralevator?
Supralevator is an adjective.

Words near supralevator in the dictionary

  1. supralateral
  2. supralegal
  3. supralemniscal
  4. supralethal
  5. supralethally
  6. supralevator
  7. supralexical
  8. supraligamentous
  9. supralimbic
  10. supraliminal
  11. supraliminally

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